SEPARATIONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Separation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’ (see separate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the action or state of moving or being moved apart

Short Definition:

action or state of moving or being moved apart

Examples:
  • the damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children
Definition:

the division of something into constituent or distinct elements

Short Definition:

division of something into constituent or distinct elements

Examples:
  • prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs
Definition:

distinction or difference between the signals carried by the two channels of a stereophonic system

Short Definition:

distinction or difference between signals carried by two channels of stereophonic system

Examples:
  • use two transmitters for full stereo separation
Definition:

the generation of a turbulent boundary layer between the surface of a body and a moving fluid, or between two fluids moving at different speeds.

Short Definition:

generation of turbulent boundary layer between surface of body

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