A device or apparatus that separates components of a mixture, such as liquids from solids or different liquids. Common in industrial, chemical, and kitchen contexts.
This separator is used to separate oil and water.
Blood components are separated with a centrifuge.
分離 is the abstract noun meaning 'separation' or 'isolation'; 分離器 is the concrete device that performs the separation.
抽出器 specifically extracts a desired substance from a mixture, while 分離器 broadly separates components.
cream separator; creamer
General term for a device that separates substances; 器 suggests a container or vessel.
Often used for mechanical or industrial separators; 機 suggests a machine.
Compound of 分離 (separation) + 器 (container/device) or 機 (machine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for naming technical equipment.