divisor C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /dɪˈvaɪzər/ UK /dɪˈvaɪzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a number by which another is divided To find the quotient, divide twenty by the divisor four. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a number by which another... factordenominatordivider ↔ Opposites dividendmultiple Word family Related forms dividedivisiondivisibledivisive Etymology AI details From Latin divisor ('one who divides'), an agent noun from dividere ('to divide'). divisor Latin dividere Latin *weidh- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # divisor **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈvaɪzər/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈvaɪzə/ ## Meanings 1. a number by which another is divided ## Examples - To find the quotient, divide twenty by the divisor four. ## Synonyms - factor - denominator - divider ## Antonyms - dividend - multiple ## Related Forms - divide - division - divisible - divisive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: divisor - Root: dividere - Root: *weidh- ## Etymology From Latin divisor ('one who divides'), an agent noun from dividere ('to divide'). ## AI Etymology Divisor comes from Latin divisor ('one who divides'), an agent noun from dividere ('to divide'). The etymological trail includes Latin divisor, Latin dividere, and Proto-Indo-European *weidh-. As a noun, divisor names a number by which another is divided. The same family is visible in related forms such as divide, division, divisible, and divisive. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown