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heat reservoir

noun

, Thermodynamics.
  1. a hypothetical body of infinitely large mass capable of absorbing or rejecting unlimited quantities of heat without undergoing appreciable changes in temperature, pressure, or density.


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Example Sentences

He had to pump that heat into a heat-reservoir—a water tank probably—to protect himself.

Under certain circumstances the heat reservoir may be heated in the heat reservoir chamber.

G is the heat reservoir chamber, in which the heat is communicated from the hot reservoir to the air.

A is a concave mirror for concentrating the solar rays upon the heat reservoir, B, which is a mass of iron.

A vertical stack or flue, I, communicates with the heat reservoir chamber, for conveying the heated air away for use.

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