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Webster 1913 Edition
Dividing
Di-vid′ing
,Adj.
That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.
Dividing engine
, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels.
– Dividing sinker
. (Knitting Mach.)
. See under
Sinker
.Webster 1828 Edition
Dividing
DIVIDING
,ppr.
1.
Parting; separating; distributing; disuniting; apportioning to each his share.2.
a. That indicates separation or difference; as a dividing line.DIVIDING
,Noun.