separatrix

separatrix
/sep"euh ray'triks, sep'euh ray"-/, n., pl. separatrices /sep'euh ray"tri seez', -euhr euh truy"seez/, separatrixes.
1. something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
2. virgule.
3. Math. one of several symbols for separating components of a number, as a decimal point or comma.
[1650-60; < NL separatrix, LL; see SEPARATOR, -TRIX]

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