accumulator

[ uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-ter ]

/ əˈkyu myəˌleɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that accumulates.

a register or electric device on an arithmetic machine, as an adding machine, cash register, or digital computer, that receives a number and produces and stores the results of arithmetic operations of the given number with other numbers.

British. a storage battery or storage cell.

an apparatus that stores fluid at approximately the working pressure of the hydraulic or pneumatic system in which it will be employed, so that a supply of fluid is always immediately available to the system.

Machinery. (in a boiler) a vessel for storing hot fluid, ready to flash into steam.

Hydraulics. a vessel in which air is trapped and compressed by the liquid, thus storing energy to supply liquid under pressure when the demand of the system is greater than the capacity of the pump.

Origin of accumulator

1685–95; <Latin accumulātor, equivalent to accumulā(re) to heap up (see accumulate) + -tor-tor

Words nearby accumulator

accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, accumulation point, accumulative, accumulator, Accupril, accuracy, accurate, accurize, accursed

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Example sentences from the Web for accumulator

By reversing the direction of charge of the accumulator, however, the effect from this cause was found to be quite inappreciable.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
Throw the switch over to the service line, and your accumulator is ready to furnish light if you turn on your lamps.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
The accumulator is 100% efficient on the discharge, and a good transformer, even before that, ran as high as 99.8 sometimes.
The Ultimate Weapon|John Wood Campbell
Most of the accumulator cells were tight, and installing the relays wasn't a bad job at all.
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith

Therefore the energy wasted in propelling the accumulator along with a ear does not amount to more than 20 per cent.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887|Various

British Dictionary definitions for accumulator

accumulator

/ (əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtə) /

noun

Also called: battery, storage battery a rechargeable device for storing electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, consisting of one or more separate secondary cells

horse racing, British a collective bet, esp on four or more races, in which the stake and winnings on each successive race are carried forward to become the stake on the next, so that both stakes and winnings accumulate progressively so long as the bet continues to be a winning one

a register in a computer or calculator used for holding the results of a computation or data transfer
a location in a computer store in which arithmetical results are produced

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单词	accumulator
释义	accumulator [ uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-ter ] / əˈkyu myəˌleɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accumulator ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that accumulates. a register or electric device on an arithmetic machine, as an adding machine, cash register, or digital computer, that receives a number and produces and stores the results of arithmetic operations of the given number with other numbers. British. a storage battery or storage cell. an apparatus that stores fluid at approximately the working pressure of the hydraulic or pneumatic system in which it will be employed, so that a supply of fluid is always immediately available to the system. Machinery. (in a boiler) a vessel for storing hot fluid, ready to flash into steam. Hydraulics. a vessel in which air is trapped and compressed by the liquid, thus storing energy to supply liquid under pressure when the demand of the system is greater than the capacity of the pump. Origin of accumulator 1685–95; <Latin accumulātor, equivalent to accumulā(re) to heap up (see accumulate) + -tor-tor Words nearby accumulator accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, accumulation point, accumulative, accumulator, Accupril, accuracy, accurate, accurize, accursed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accumulator By reversing the direction of charge of the accumulator, however, the effect from this cause was found to be quite inappreciable. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II\|Joshua Rose Throw the switch over to the service line, and your accumulator is ready to furnish light if you turn on your lamps. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson The accumulator is 100% efficient on the discharge, and a good transformer, even before that, ran as high as 99.8 sometimes. The Ultimate Weapon\|John Wood Campbell Most of the accumulator cells were tight, and installing the relays wasn't a bad job at all. Spacehounds of IPC\|Edward Elmer Smith Therefore the energy wasted in propelling the accumulator along with a ear does not amount to more than 20 per cent. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887\|Various British Dictionary definitions for accumulator accumulator / (əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtə) / noun Also called: battery, storage battery a rechargeable device for storing electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, consisting of one or more separate secondary cells horse racing, British a collective bet, esp on four or more races, in which the stake and winnings on each successive race are carried forward to become the stake on the next, so that both stakes and winnings accumulate progressively so long as the bet continues to be a winning one a register in a computer or calculator used for holding the results of a computation or data transfer a location in a computer store in which arithmetical results are produced 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 Words related to accumulator connoisseur, hobbyist, fancier, authority, antiquarian, finder, antiquary, gatherer, compiler, collector, pack rat, dry battery, secondary battery, secondary cell, storage cell, storage device, squirrel, hoarder, magpie, saver
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accumulator

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Origin of accumulator

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Example sentences from the Web for accumulator

British Dictionary definitions for accumulator

noun

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