separate into parts

  • 1separate — vb Separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce can all mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjoined. Separate implies a putting or keeping apart; it may suggest a scattering or dispersion of units {forces that separate families}… …

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  • 2separate — [sep′ə rāt΄; ] for adj. & n., [sep′ə rit, sep′rit] vt. separated, separating [ME separaten < L separatus, pp. of separare, to separate < se , apart (see SECEDE) + parare, to arrange, PREPARE] 1. to set or put apart into sections, groups,… …

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  • 3separate — ▪ I. separate sep‧a‧rate 2 [ˈsepəreɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to divide something into two or more parts, or to cause something to be divided into two parts: • The decision to separate the business reflects the management s current… …

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  • 4separate — ♦♦ separates, separating, separated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]se̱pərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]se̱pəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: oft ADJ from n If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between …

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  • 5separate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. divide, disunite, disconnect, part, detach, sever, keep apart, isolate, segregate, sift, screen; part company. Ant., unite, connect. adj. disconnected, distinct, alone, isolate, unconnected,… …

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  • 6separate — v 1. part, divide, space, interspace, space out, set at intervals, set or keep apart; disentangle, pull apart, disconnect, disengage, disarticulate, uncouple, unyoke, disunite; intersect, bisect. 2. come between, intervene, interfere, interlope,… …

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  • 7Parts cleaning — is essential to many industrial processes, as a prelude to surface finishing or to protect sensitive components. Electroplating is particularly sensitive to part cleanliness, since molecular layers of oil can prevent adhesion of the coating. ASTM …

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  • 8separate something out — ˌseparate ˈout | ˌseparate sthˈout derived to divide into different parts; to divide sth into different parts • to separate out different meanings • The material is reprocessed to separate out impurities. Main entry: ↑separatederived …

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  • 9separate — 1 / sepFrit/ adjective 1 things, places, buildings etc that are separate are not joined to each other or touching each other: separate bedrooms | The poor travelled in a separate carriage. (+ from): Keep the fish separate from the other food. 2… …

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  • 10Parts-per notation — One part per trillion (1 ppt) is a proportion equivalent to one twentieth of a drop of water diluted into an Olympic size swimming pool. In science and engineering, the parts per notation is a set of pseudo units to describe small values of… …

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