divider

noun di·vid·er \ də-ˈvī-dər \

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

Definition of divider

1 : one that divides

2 dividers plural : an instrument for measuring or marking (as in dividing lines)

3 : something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas

a highway divider

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Examples of divider in a Sentence

Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
She has proven to be a divider of people.
He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.

Recent Examples of divider from the Web

The Palo Alto, California, company said its vehicle logs showed Huang took no action to stop the Model X from crashing into a concrete lane divider.

— Fox News, "NTSB removes Tesla from crash investigation, but company says it quit," 13 Apr. 2018
That collision then caused the 2017 Lincoln SUV to hit a center divider and overturn and land on its left side.

— NBC News, "Actor Will Ferrell injured in California car crash," 13 Apr. 2018
The biggest safety feature will be a new center divider.

— tony bizjak, sacbee, "I-5 is ‘falling apart,’ and a massive fix is coming. Drivers, buckle up. | The Sacramento Bee," 12 Apr. 2018
The locking set comes with ergonomic aluminum grips and lightweight side bars, four independently rotating wheels, and two large, main compartments with a strong mesh divider.

— Fortune, "The Best Non-Car Stuff to Buy From Bentley, Porsche, and BMW," 7 Apr. 2018
The crash caused extensive damage partly because a safety barrier meant to reduce the impact into a concrete lane divider had been removed or crushed in a prior crash without being replaced, according to Tesla.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Tesla shares plunge as questions mount over fatal SUV crash in Mountain View," 28 Mar. 2018
There are two available dividers which keep my gear mostly snug.

— emily reed, Outside Online, "Testing the Chrome Niko Camera Bags," 20 Mar. 2018
But the term actually comes from how hundreds (sometimes thousands) of the wire cells neighbor one another and share wire dividers—like the cells in a battery.

— adrienne rose johnson, Bon Appetit, "How to Buy the Best Eggs Possible," 19 Jan. 2018
There’s also an eight-way power passenger seat and heated rear seats; and don’t overlook the map pockets with the handy dividers.

— clifford atiyeh, Car and Driver, "2019 Subaru Forester: Playing to Its Base," 29 Mar. 2018

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Illustration of divider

First Known Use of divider

1534

divider Synonyms

Synonyms

division, partition, separation, separator;

Related Words

barrier, fence, wall;

border, boundary, limit;

DIVIDER Defined for English Language Learners

divider

noun

Definition of divider for English Language Learners

: a thing that keeps two spaces or areas separate
: someone or something that causes people to disagree with one another
dividers : a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring or marking lines and angles