Compensator

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation
  • n. Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance
  • n. 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.
  • n. One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices.
  • n. An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which compensates.
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  • Word Usage
    "Just like FLHunter said, if your archery hunting the angle compensator is priceless."
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