different between reservoir vs dipstick

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

English

Alternative forms

• dip-stick

Etymology

dip +? stick

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?pst?k/

Noun

dipstick (plural dipsticks)

1. A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.

   I haven't checked the oil level of my car's motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago.

2. (slang) A penis.
3. (slang) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

   That referee is a right dipstick.

Translations

Verb

dipstick (third-person singular simple present dipsticks, present participle dipsticking, simple past and past participle dipsticked)

1. To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something.
2. (mechanical engineering) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick.

See also

• dipstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia