Compensator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Compensator is a noun meaning (literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation.
Meaning
(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation.
More Meanings
- Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
- (nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
- 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.
Example Sentences
Compensators ensure less heat is provided to a room on a warmer day. They may be implemented mechanically, electronically or in software.
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; […].
Word Forms
- compensators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compensation, redress, payback, setoff, payoff, commutation.
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