splitter
splitter Lexical Profile
splitter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A device, adapter, or tool used to divide something into two or more parts, such as an electronic adapter that divides an audio, video, or network signal into multiple outputs, or a mechanical machine for cleaving logs.
"She used an audio splitter so both of them could plug their headphones into the same laptop during the flight."
North American In baseball, a fast-moving pitch thrown with the index and middle fingers spread wide apart on the ball, causing it to drop sharply just as it reaches the batter; a split-fingered fastball.
"The relief pitcher struck out the final batter with a devastating splitter that dove below the strike zone."
A flat, horizontal aerodynamic extension mounted along the bottom front edge of a racing or sports car's bumper to create downforce and reduce lift at high speeds.
"The carbon-fiber front splitter scraped against the steep driveway as the sports car pulled into the garage."
A taxonomist, historian, or scholar who prefers to classify organisms or concepts into numerous narrowly defined, distinct categories on the basis of minor differences, rather than grouping them broadly.
"As a classic taxonomic splitter, the botanist proposed dividing the single widespread genus into six separate genera."