different between segregator vs segregation

English

Etymology

segregate +? -or

Noun

segregator (plural segregators)

1. One who segregates.
2. A device for collecting separate samples of urine from the two kidneys.

Latin

Verb

s?greg?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of s?greg?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of s?greg?

Polish

Etymology

From Latin s?greg?tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.?r???a.t?r/

Noun

segregator m inan

1. filing cabinet
2. binder (cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.)

Declension

Related terms

• (verbs) segregowa?, posegregowa?
• (nouns) segregacja, segregacjonizm, segregacjonista

Further reading

• segregator in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• segregator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

1555. From Latin segregatio.Morphologically segregate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??????e????n/

Noun

segregation (countable and uncountable, plural segregations)

1. The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.
2. (biology) The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
3. (mineralogy) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
4. (politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
5. (sociology) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).
6. (genetics) The separation of a pair of chromatids or chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis

Synonyms

• apartheid

Antonyms

• desegregation

Derived terms

• segregationist
• segregation distorter

Related terms

• segregate
• segregative
• segregator

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Saint George

Danish

Noun

segregation

1. (sociology) segregation (of cultures)

Coordinate terms

• assimilation, pluralistisk integration