compensator en · NOUN
Etymology
From compensate + -or.
Meanings
- (literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
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Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
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; […].
1944 July and August, “The Why and the Wherefore: Point-Rod Compensators”, in Railway Magazine, page 256:
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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.
- One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compensators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
compensable · compensational · compensatory · compensative
Translations (1)
es compensador (Translations)