Thesaurus: dividing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Divide
2. a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.
3. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. Dividing engine, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels. -- Dividing sinker. (Knitting Mach.). See under Sinker.
4. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.Dividing engine, a machine for graduating circles (as forastronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacingoff and cutting teeth in wheels.-- Dividing sinker. (Knitting Mach.). See under Sinker.
5. j:100 v separate into parts or portions v perform a division v act as a barrier between; stand between v come apart v make a division or separation v force, take, or pull apart