separative

ˈsɛpərətɪv

Definition

Definition of separative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

division

Rare

serving to separate or divide into parts

Rare

The separative process divided the mixture into pure elements.

divisive

partitioning

isolation

Rare

tending to keep oneself separate from others

Rare

His separative nature made him avoid social gatherings.

seclusive

linguistics

TECH.

indicating separation in Hebrew orthography

TECH.

The separative accent marked the word distinctly.

divisive

isolating

separating

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Expressions with separative

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separative work

effort needed to separate uranium isotopes for enrichment

The plant's capacity is 1000 separative work units per year.

separative work units

measure of effort to separate uranium isotopes

The plant increased its separative work units to meet demand.

Origin of separative

Latin, separare (to separate) + -ive (having the nature of)

Examples of separative in a sentence

Her separative attitude caused a rift in the group.
Her separative attitude kept her from joining the team.
The separative policy led to isolated communities.
The separative feature was crucial in the analysis.
Linguists studied the separative symbols extensively.

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French:séparatif, réservé, ...
German:trennend, isolierend, ...
Italian:separativo, isolato, ...
Spanish:separador, aislante, ...
Portuguese:separativo, isolacionista, ...
Chinese:分离的, 孤立的, ...
Japanese:分離的な, 孤立的な, ...
Arabic:فَصْلِيّ, اِنْعِزَالِي, ...
Hebrew:מַפְרִיד, מְבֻדָּל, ...
Russian:разделительный, изолирующий, ...
Ukrainian:роздільний, ізоляційний, ...
Hindi:विभाजक, अलगाववादी, ...
Bengali:বিভাজনমূলক, বিচ্ছিন্ন, ...
Catalan:separador, aïllant, ...
Czech:oddělovací, odtažitý, ...
Danish:adskillende, tilbagetrukken, ...
Dutch:scheidende, afzonderlijk, ...
Greek:διαχωριστικός, απομονωτικός, ...
Hungarian:szeparációs, elkülönülő, ...
Khmer:សម្រាប់បំបែក, ចូលចិត្តនៅឯកោ, ...
Korean:분리의, 분리적인, ...
Persian:تقسیم‌کننده, انزواطلب, ...
Polish:separacyjny, izolacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):divisório, isolado, ...
Romanian:separativ, izolator, ...
Swedish:separerande, separativ, ...
Thai:แยกแยะ, ชอบแยกตัว, ...
Turkish:ayırıcı, içe dönük, ...
Vietnamese:phân tách, cô lập, ...

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