dividing

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• Dividing — Di*vid ing, a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. [1913 Webster] {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dividing — dividing; non·dividing; …   English syllables

• dividing — index disbursement (act of disbursing), divisive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Dividing — Divide Di*vide , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di = dis + root signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.] 1. To part… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dividing — adjective Of things that divide or separate. We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one …   Wiktionary

• dividing — adj. Dividing is used with these nouns: ↑wall …   Collocations dictionary

• dividing — di vid·ing || dɪŋ adj. separating, of division di·vide || dɪ vaɪd n. dividing ridge between drainage areas, watershed; line of division v. separate into parts; apportion; part; separate; share …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dividing engine — at the Michigan Museum of Surveying A dividing engine is a device specifically employed to mark graduations on measuring instruments. History There has always been a need for accurate measuring instruments. Whether it is a linear device such as a …   Wikipedia

• Dividing the Estate — Playbill for the Broadway production Written by Horton Foote Characters Stella Mary J …   Wikipedia

• dividing line — dividing lines 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N between pl n A dividing line is a distinction or set of distinctions which marks the difference between two types of thing or two groups. There s a very thin dividing line between joviality and hysteria …   English dictionary

• Dividing engine — Dividing Di*vid ing, a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. [1913 Webster] {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English