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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Separator \Sep"a*ra'tor\, noun [L.] One who, or that which, separates. Specifically: (a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it. (b) (Mining) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into grades, or separating them from gangue. (c) (Weaving) An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
separator
noun: an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {extractor}]
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