recuperator

[ ri-koo-puh-rey-ter, -kyoo- ]

/ rɪˈku pəˌreɪ tər, -ˈkyu- /

noun

a person or thing that recuperates.

(in a recuperative furnace) a system of thin-walled ducts through which incoming air and exhausted gases pass separately so that the air is heated by the gases.

Origin of recuperator

1700–10; <Latin recuperātor regainer, equivalent to recuperā(re) to recover (see recuperate) + -tor-tor

Words nearby recuperator

recumbent, recumbent bicycle, recuperate, recuperative, recuperative furnace, recuperator, recur, recurrence, recurrence risk, recurrent, recurrent aphthous ulcers

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Example sentences from the Web for recuperator

Carriage and recuperator, or recoil mechanism, together are known as the mount.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
That is precisely the equivalent of the feat performed by the recuperator of a 240-millimeter howitzer after a shot.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
Even with the delivery of the first recuperator, difficulties did not vanish.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The praetor delegated his power to three classes of judges, called respectively judex, arbiter, and recuperator.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord

Not until February, 1918, were complete drawings and specifications of the recuperator received from France.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for recuperator

recuperator

/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪtə, -ˈkjuː-) /

noun

a person that recuperates

a device employing springs or pneumatic power to return a gun to the firing position after the recoil

chemical engineering a system of flues that transfers heat from the hot gases leaving a furnace to the incoming air

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单词	recuperator
释义	recuperator [ ri-koo-puh-rey-ter, -kyoo- ] / rɪˈku pəˌreɪ tər, -ˈkyu- / noun a person or thing that recuperates. (in a recuperative furnace) a system of thin-walled ducts through which incoming air and exhausted gases pass separately so that the air is heated by the gases. Origin of recuperator 1700–10; <Latin recuperātor regainer, equivalent to recuperā(re) to recover (see recuperate) + -tor-tor Words nearby recuperator recumbent, recumbent bicycle, recuperate, recuperative, recuperative furnace, recuperator, recur, recurrence, recurrence risk, recurrent, recurrent aphthous ulcers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recuperator Carriage and recuperator, or recoil mechanism, together are known as the mount. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell That is precisely the equivalent of the feat performed by the recuperator of a 240-millimeter howitzer after a shot. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell Even with the delivery of the first recuperator, difficulties did not vanish. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell The praetor delegated his power to three classes of judges, called respectively judex, arbiter, and recuperator. Beacon Lights of History, Volume III\|John Lord Not until February, 1918, were complete drawings and specifications of the recuperator received from France. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell British Dictionary definitions for recuperator recuperator / (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪtə, -ˈkjuː-) / noun a person that recuperates a device employing springs or pneumatic power to return a gun to the firing position after the recoil chemical engineering a system of flues that transfers heat from the hot gases leaving a furnace to the incoming air Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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