different between accumulation vs reservoir

English

Etymology

• First attested in the late 15th century.
• accumulate +? -ion, or borrowed from Latin accumulatio, accumulationis. Doublet of accumulatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.?kju?m.j?.?le?.??n/
• Hyphenation: ac?cu?mu?la?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

accumulation (countable and uncountable, plural accumulations)

1. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
2. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.

3. A mass of something piled up or collected.
4. (law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
5. (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
6. (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
7. (Britain, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

Synonyms

• (accounting): retained earnings

Antonyms

• decumulation

Related terms

• accumulate
• accumulator

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accumulatio, accumulationem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ky.my.la.sj??/

Noun

accumulation f (plural accumulations)

1. accumulation (action of accumulating)
2. accumulation (result of accumulating)

Related terms

• accumuler

Further reading

• “accumulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z.?.vw??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).v??/

Noun

reservoir (plural reservoirs)

1. A place where anything is kept in store
2. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
3. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
4. A supply or source of something.
5. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.

Derived terms

• air reservoir
• receiving reservoir
• oil reservoir
• petroleum reservoir

Related terms

• reserve

Translations

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réservoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?.z?r?v?a?r/, /re?.z?r?v?a?r/
• Hyphenation: re?ser?voir

Noun

reservoir n (plural reservoirs, diminutive reservoirtje n)

1. reservoir

Derived terms

• waterreservoir