compensator
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From compensate + -or.
Noun
[edit]compensator (plural compensators)
- (literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
- Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
- 1944 July and August, “The Why and the Wherefore: Point-Rod Compensators”, in Railway Magazine, page 256:
- Anything that reverses the direction of movement in a length of point rodding will act as a compensator over an equal length on each side of it; […] .
- A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.
- Compensators ensure less heat is provided to a room on a warmer day. They may be implemented mechanically, electronically or in software.
- (nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]compēnsātor
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French compensateur.
Noun
[edit]compensator n (plural compensatoare)
Adjective
[edit]compensator m or n (feminine singular compensatoare, masculine plural compensatori, feminine and neuter plural compensatoare)
Declension
[edit]Declension of compensator
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | compensator | compensatoare | compensatori | compensatoare | ||
| definite | compensatorul | compensatoarea | compensatorii | compensatoarele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | compensator | compensatoare | compensatori | compensatoare | ||
| definite | compensatorului | compensatoarei | compensatorilor | compensatoarelor | |||
Related terms
[edit]- compensa
- compensabil
- compensabilitate
- compensator (adjective)
- compensat
- compensație
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