Separability
Sep′a‐ra‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Quality of being separable or divisible; divisibility; separableness.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Separable
Sep″a‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. separabilis: cf. F. séparable.] Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided; as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable...
Separate
Sep″a‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Separated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Separating.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare. See...
Separate (2)
Sep″a‐rate, v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
Separate (3)
Sep″a‐rate (?), p. a. [L. separatus, p. p.] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; — said of things once connected.Him that was separate from his...
Separatical
Sep′a‐rat″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical. Dr. T. Dwight.
Separating
Sep″a‐ra′ting (?), a. Designed or employed to separate.Separating funnel(Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped, provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of immiscibl...
Separation
Sep′a‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. separatio: cf. F. séparation.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (...
Separatism
Sep″a‐ra‐tism (?), n. [CF. F. séparatisme.] The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
Separatist
Sep′a‐ra‐tist (?), n. [Cf. F. séparatiste.] One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an estab...
Separatistic
Sep′a‐ra‐tis″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to separatists; characterizing separatists; schismatical.
Separative
Sep″a‐ra‐tive (?), a. [L. separativus.] Causing, or being to cause, separation. “Separative virtue of extreme cold.” Boyle.
Separator
Sep″a‐ra′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, separates. Specifically: (a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it. (b) (Mining) An appar...
Separatory
Sep″a‐ra‐to‐ry (?), a. Separative. Cheyne.
Separatory (2)
Sep″a‐ra‐to‐ry, n. [Cf. F. séparatoire.] 1. (Chem.) An apparatus used in separating, as a separating funnel.2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from ...
Separatrix
Sep′a‐ra″trix (?), n.; pl. L. -trices (#), E. -trixes (#). (Arith.) The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number whi...
Sepawn
Se‐pawn″ (?), n. See Supawn.
Sepelible
Sep″e‐li‐ble (?), a. [L. sepelibilis, fr. sepelire to bury.] Admitting of burial. Bailey.
Sepelition
Sep′e‐li″tion (?), n. Burial. Bp. Hall.
Sephardic
Se‐phar″dic (?), a. [From Sephardim, a name applied to the Spanish Jews, fr. Sephard, name of a place where Jews were held in captivity (Ob. Ob).] Of, pertaining to, or designat...
Sephardim
Se‐phar″dim (?), n. pl. Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews, and have more delicate features.
Sephen
Se″phen (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large sting ray of the genus Trygon, especially T. sephen of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is an article of commerce.
Sepia
Se″pi‐a (?), n.; pl. E. Sepias (#), L. Sepiæ (#). 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See I...
Sepia (2)
Se″pi‐a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Sepic
Se″pic (?), a. Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic drawing.
Sepidaceous
Sep′i‐da″ceous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.
Sepiment
Sep″i‐ment (?), n. [L. sepimentum, saepimentum, from sepire, saepire, to hedge in.] Something that separates; a hedge; a fence. Bailey.