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reservoir en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ (US)
• /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː/ (UK)
• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vɔɹ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɔɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Meanings

1. A place where anything is kept in store.
   • Notwithstanding the way in which she had, in what she termed "the delicacy of her feelings," contrived to pour the receipts of the fancy fair into one reservoir, the duke and several other persons complimented Lady Anne very much on the superior beauty and value of her articles,... 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 226:
   • Within a printer cartridge, ink is typically stored in an ink reservoir and is deposited onto media through a print head. 2013, Siloxanes—Advances in Research and Application, page 42:
   • The vehicle is fitted with Westinghouse electro-pneumatic brake, and also a Northey exhauster with vacuum chamber and auxiliary reservoir adjacent to the guard's compartment for use when hauling vehicles equipped with vacuum brake gear. 1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 661:
2. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
3. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
4. A supply or source of something.
   • To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand. 1962 September, Warren Smith, “The problems of coaching stock rostering and operation”, in Modern Railways, page 200:
   • The goal is to draw on reservoirs of strength that defy rational thought, so you can wrench your poor, obsessed spirit away from work and orient it toward stuff that matters. 2007 November, Gil Schwartz, “Escape from the job monster”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 122:
5. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.
   • Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
6. A "black box" component that receives an input signal to be read out and mapped by another process, as part of reservoir computing.

Forms

Deriveds

reservoir computer · air reservoir · reservoir control · receiving reservoir · feeder reservoir · petroleum reservoir · Ommaya reservoir · oil reservoir · au reservoir · reservoirful

Relateds

reserve

Synonyms

conservatory

Translations (147)

es pantano (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · cmn 儲備 /储备 (place where anything is kept in store) · ar خَزَّان (place where anything is kept in store) · mn усан цөөрөм (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · id reservoir (place where anything is kept in store) · fr réservoir (place where anything is kept in store) · el δεξαμενή (place where anything is kept in store) · tt сусаклагыч (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · bg водохрани́лище (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ka წყალსაცავი (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hy ջրամբար (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · fi tekojärvi (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · gl encoro (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · cmn 水庫 /水库 (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · kk су қоймасы (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ar فِنْطَاس (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hu víztároló (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · de Stausee (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ro rezervor (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sv vattenmagasin (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · grc δεξαμενή (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · vi hồ chứa nước (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sh вјештачко језеро (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · bg язови́р (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · id takungan (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ko 저수지 (place where anything is kept in store) · id waduk (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ota حوض (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · bg резервоа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · fi allas (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · gl preseira (place where anything is kept in store) · tr ambar (place where anything is kept in store) · uk схо́вище (place where anything is kept in store) · gl cisterna (place where anything is kept in store) · gl represa (place where anything is kept in store) · ext embalsi (place where anything is kept in store) · id penampungan (place where anything is kept in store) · hu tározó (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · pl rezerwuar (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · es embalse (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · gl vouga (place where anything is kept in store) · ro lac de acumulare (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · pl akwen (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · de Reservoir (place where anything is kept in store) · sh вештачко језеро (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · pt barragem (place where anything is kept in store) · mk вештачко езеро (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ky суу сактагыч (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sv reservoar (place where anything is kept in store) · pt reservatório (place where anything is kept in store) · cy cronfa (ddŵr) (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ext embalsi (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sq rezervuar (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · th อ่างเก็บน้ำ (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sk nádrž (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · pl zbiornik (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · gl vaira (place where anything is kept in store) · it bacino (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · uk резервуа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · fa-ira مَخْزَن (place where anything is kept in store) · hu tár (place where anything is kept in store) · cy cronfa (place where anything is kept in store) · gl canfurna (place where anything is kept in store) · it invaso (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · el υδροταμιευτήρας (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hu víztározó (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · de Vorratsbehälter (place where anything is kept in store) · mr जलाशय (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · be схо́вішча (place where anything is kept in store) · sh vještačko jezero (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · da reservoir (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · mn усан сан (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · tr rezerv (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · fa-ira حُوْض (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · fa-ira مَخْزَنِ سَدّ (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ja 貯水池 (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · es pantano (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sh rezervòār (place where anything is kept in store) · ro rezervor (place where anything is kept in store) · ur حَوض (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ru храни́лище (place where anything is kept in store) · gl encoro (place where anything is kept in store) · pt reservatório (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hi जलाशय (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hi कोश (place where anything is kept in store) · sl zbiralnik (place where anything is kept in store) · ar جَابِيَة (place where anything is kept in store) · hu tároló (place where anything is kept in store) · vi kho (place where anything is kept in store) · nb reservoar (place where anything is kept in store) · gl encalco (place where anything is kept in store) · ca embassament (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · nl stuwmeer (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · de Behälter (place where anything is kept in store) · prs حَوْض (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · uz suv havzasi (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · nl reservoir (place where anything is kept in store) · uk водосхо́вище (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sh резерво̀а̄р (place where anything is kept in store) · da beholder (place where anything is kept in store) · be вадасхо́вішча (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · mr कोठी (place where anything is kept in store) · nb reservoar (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · hi हौज़ (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · cs nádrž (place where anything is kept in store) · tr depo (place where anything is kept in store) · tr mahzen (place where anything is kept in store) · pl zbiornik (place where anything is kept in store) · ar حَوْض (place where anything is kept in store) · gl tanque (place where anything is kept in store) · bg хранилище (place where anything is kept in store) · da reservoir (place where anything is kept in store) · bg склад (place where anything is kept in store) · gl depósito (place where anything is kept in store) · fi järvi (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · be рэзэрвуа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · az su hövzəsi (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ko 저수지 (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · fi tekoallas (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · eo rezervujo (place where anything is kept in store) · sl vodni zbiralnik (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · gl banzado (place where anything is kept in store) · gl presa (place where anything is kept in store) · pl rezerwuar (place where anything is kept in store) · de Behältnis (place where anything is kept in store) · fi patoallas (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · az hövzə (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · cs nádrž (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sl umetno jezero (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sl rezervoar (place where anything is kept in store) · fi varasto (place where anything is kept in store) · be рэзервуа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · mk резервоа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · gl alxibe (place where anything is kept in store) · gl tosta (place where anything is kept in store) · ru водоём (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ota بركه (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ru водохрани́лище (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · kk суқойма (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · uk водо́ймище (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ru резервуа́р (place where anything is kept in store) · uk водо́йма (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · uz suv ombori (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · fr réservoir (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · sq ujëmbledhës (place where anything is kept in store) · az su anbarı (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply) · ms takungan (large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply)

reservoir en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ (US)
• /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː/ (UK)
• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vɔɹ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɔɹ/ (US)

Etymology

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To store or keep (something) in or as in a reservoir.

Forms