separature

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noun

The process of separation.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rareThe process of separation.

    The heating of the milk makes it less viscous, hence skimming at a high temperature will give closer separature than when skimmed at a low [...] If a machine is receiving more than the proper quantity, the separation is not complete.

    1902, Iowa. Department of Agriculture, Iowa Year Book of Agriculture, page 540
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    [...] (fracture strength of interface between inclusion and matrix), interfacial separature takes place to form voids. According to the law on the release of elastic energy equal to the increase in surface energy during fracture[…]

    2013 October 22, M. Jono, T. Inoue, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials - VI: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 29 July - 2 August 1991, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 44

Origin

From separate + -ure.

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APA

separature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separature

MLA

“separature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separature. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “separature,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separature.

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