Separation
Separation , noun
[Latin separatio: compare French séparation.]
(Steam Boilers) The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.
(a)
(Steam Boilers) Chemical analysis.
(b)
(Steam Boilers) Divorce.
(c)
(Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam.
Collocations (1)
Judicial separation (Law) , a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. — Mozley & W