reservoir

See also Reservoir, and réservoir

English

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Etymology

From French réservoir, from réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"rEz.@.vwA:(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɹɛzəvwɔɹ/, SAMPA: /"rEz@vwOr/

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Noun

reservoir (plural reservoirs)

1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
2. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
3. A supply or source of something.

Derived terms

• water reservoir
• receiving reservoir
• oil reservoir
• petroleum reservoir

Related terms

• reserve

Translations

place where anything is kept in store

Czech: nádrž (cs) f. French: réservoir (fr) m. German: Reservoir (de) n. Greek: δεξαμενή (el) (dexamení) f. Polish: rezerwuar (pl) m., zbiornik (pl) m. Portuguese: reservatório (pt) m. Russian: резервуар (ru) (rezervuár) m., водоём (ru) (vodojóm) m.

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place behind a dam where water is collected

Armenian: ջրամբար (hy) (ǰrambar) Chinese: Mandarin: 水库 (zh) (shuǐ kù) Czech: nádrž (cs) Dutch: stuwmeer (nl) n. Finnish: tekojärvi (fi), tekoallas (fi)

French: réservoir (fr) m. German: Stausee (de) m. Greek: υδροταμιευτήρας (el) (ydrotamieftíras) m. Italian: invaso (it) m. Polish: rezerwuar (pl), zbiornik (pl) m. Russian: водохранилище (ru) (vodoxranílišče) n.

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Greenlandic: taseq imeqarfik Romanian: rezervor m. Spanish: represa f., depósito m., reserva f., alberca f., estanque m.