compensator

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Synonyms: compensate, compensation, compensatory, compensated, commentator, commendator, compensates, condensator, companator, compensators

Antonyms: compensate, compensation, compensatory, compensated, commentator, commendator, compensates, condensator, companator, compensators

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literally}} A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a [[compensation]]
2. Any device used to [[compensate]] for something, notably to achieve a better [[balance]].
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]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} One of several small [[magnet]]s placed in the [[binnacle]] to [[neutralize]] the effect of the ship's [[metal]] on the [[compass]]

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