'Compensator' definitions:
Definition of 'Compensator'
From: GCIDE
- Compensator \Com"pen*sa`tor\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Compensator'
- Compensate,
- Compensated,
- Compensating,
- Compensation,
- Compensative,
- Compense,
- compensable,
- Compensated balance,
- Compensation balance,
- Compensation pendulum,
- Magnetic compensator,
- compensating balance,
- compensating gearing,
- unemployment compensation,
- workmen's compensation,
- Workmen's compensation act,
- mercurial compensation pendulum