Separator (Noun)
Meaning
An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The separator was used to isolate the cream from the skim milk in the dairy processing plant.
- A high-speed separator was required to separate the dense particles from the liquid in the laboratory experiment.
- The machine's separator component was clogged with debris, causing the entire system to malfunction.
- The centrifugal separator was designed to handle large volumes of wastewater and remove the suspended solids.
- The engineer adjusted the settings on the separator to optimize the separation of the different components in the mixture.