Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which compensates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun literally A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a
compensation - noun Any device used to
compensate for something, notably to achieve a betterbalance - noun A
building control device used to deliver thecompensation 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 ofheating orcooling . - noun nautical One of several small
magnets placed in thebinnacle toneutralize the effect of the ship'smetal on thecompass
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Examples
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Just like FLHunter said, if your archery hunting the angle compensator is priceless.
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Just like FLHunter said, if your archery hunting the angle compensator is priceless.
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If you convert to a .460 Rowland make certain to include a compensator to dampen slide velocity to prevent damage.
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I like Nikon .... but if you are into archery, make sure to get the angle compensator
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If you convert to a .460 Rowland make certain to include a compensator to dampen slide velocity to prevent damage.
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If we successfully transfer conventional matter to their anti-universe, and we get back an equivalent mass of anti-matter to our universe … Her voice tailed off as she made a tiny correction to the asymmetric compensator.
365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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They also have a favorable review on the Nikon Coyte Special 4. 5-14x40 for $349 with bullet drop compensator and open aiming circles.
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I like Nikon .... but if you are into archery, make sure to get the angle compensator
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They also have a favorable review on the Nikon Coyte Special 4. 5-14x40 for $349 with bullet drop compensator and open aiming circles.
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If we successfully transfer conventional matter to their anti-universe, and we get back an equivalent mass of anti-matter to our universe … Her voice tailed off as she made a tiny correction to the asymmetric compensator.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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