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# divider

noun (a divider, dividers)

«divider» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A divider is something that separates a space or things into parts: a room divider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#m1)
2. A file divider separates sections in a folder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#m2)
3. Dividers are a maths tool like compasses with two points, for measuring distances on maps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#m3)

### In the lessons

School folders, maths tools (dividers on maps), homes and offices.

### Examples

- Put a divider between maths and English notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x1)
- A screen divider split the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x2)
- Use dividers to measure the map distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x3)
- The road had a concrete divider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x4)
- Each section had a coloured divider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x5)
- Dad put up a divider so the twins had their own space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/#x6)

### Note

Do not confuse with divisor (the number you divide by in maths).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «divider» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«divider» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divider.html) on Mova free.