divider

noun

/dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From divide + -er.

derived from dīvidō — “to divide”
inherited from dividen
suffixed as divider — “divide + er”

Definitions

1
One who or that which divides or separates.
- I was greatly his inferior, but love is a quick divider of shares: he that gathers much has nothing over, and he that gathers little has no lack.
A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in…
The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.

The neighborhood

Derived

checkout divider, current divider, dividerless, hair divider, inductive voltage divider, room divider, voltage divider, word divider

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at divider. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at divider. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at divider

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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