Dividing

a.

1.

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.

Adj.	1.	dividing - serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional line between two states" Synonyms: divisional
	2.	dividing - serving simply to separate or partition; "a dividing partition"

disjunctive, divisional