CYLINDER SEPARATOR Synonyms

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

• a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

• any barrier to communication or vision

• provide with drapery

• a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

• a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

• a depressing restraint

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

• a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix

• electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

• a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

• a person who separates something into parts or groups

• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

• a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements

• a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

• the act of enclosing something inside something else

• a naturally enclosed space

• something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter

• sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

• a committee appointed to judge a competition

• (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

• a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

• a soft pad placed under a saddle

• a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

• (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

• decorate with panels

• select from a list

• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

• (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

• (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

• divide into parts, pieces, or sections

• separate or apportion into sections

• a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

• a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

• the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame

• the personnel of the film industry

• a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

• partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine methodically

• examine in order to test suitability

• project onto a screen for viewing

• prevent from entering

• separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

• protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

• an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

• anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

• (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

• a difficult or awkward situation

• a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

• a layer of material that encloses space

• a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• a machine for separating grain by kernel length.

• a machine for separating grain by kernel length.