different between heating vs compensator

English

Etymology

heat +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hi?t??/
• Rhymes: -i?t??

Noun

heating (countable and uncountable, plural heatings)

1. A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
2. The act of making something hot.

   The crucible was subjected to several heatings.

Derived terms

• central heating

Translations

Adjective

heating (comparative more heating, superlative most heating)

1. Causing heat.

Translations

Verb

heating

1. present participle of heat

Anagrams

• gahnite, gaineth, haeting

English

Etymology

compensate +? -or

Noun

compensator (plural compensators)

1. (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.

   Compensators ensure less heat is provided to a room on a warmer day. They may be implemented mechanically, electronically or in software.

4. (nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass

Related terms

• compensable
• compensative
• compensatory
• compensational

Latin

Verb

comp?ns?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of comp?ns?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of comp?ns?

Romanian

Etymology

From French compensateur.

Noun

compensator n (plural compensatoare)

1. compensator

Adjective

compensator m or n (feminine singular compensatoare, masculine plural compensatori, feminine and neuter plural compensatoare)

1. compensatory

Declension

Related terms

• compensa
• compensabil
• compensabilitate
• compensator (adjective)
• compensat
• compensa?ie