compensator

Noun

 * 1)  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)  One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
 * 1)  One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass
 * 1)  One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass

Derived terms

 * muzzle compensator

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) compensatory

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