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separature

separature noun: the process of separation.

Noun

separature

  1. (rare) The 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
    • [...] (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 of separature

From separate + -ure.

Questions about separature

What does separature mean?
Separature means the process of separation.
What part of speech is separature?
Separature is a noun.

Words near separature in the dictionary

  1. separatory funnel
  2. separatrices
  3. separatrix
  4. separatrixes
  5. separatum
  6. separature
  7. separin
  8. separins
  9. separose
  10. sepat
  11. sepats

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