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Compensator

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation literally
  2. 2
    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; […]."

  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass

Etymology

From compensate + -or.

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