recuperator

[ ri-koo-puh-rey-ter, -kyoo- ]

/ rɪˈku pəˌreɪ tər, -ˈkyu- /

noun

a person or thing that recuperates.

(in a recuperative furnace) a system of thin-walled ducts through which incoming air and exhausted gases pass separately so that the air is heated by the gases.

Nearby words

recumbent, recumbent bicycle, recuperate, recuperative, recuperative furnace, recuperator, recur, recurrence, recurrence risk, recurrent, recurrent aphthous ulcers

Origin of recuperator

1700–10; < Latin recuperātor regainer, equivalent to recuperā(re) to recover (see recuperate) + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for recuperator

Carriage and recuperator, or recoil mechanism, together are known as the mount.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
That is precisely the equivalent of the feat performed by the recuperator of a 240-millimeter howitzer after a shot.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
Even with the delivery of the first recuperator, difficulties did not vanish.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The praetor delegated his power to three classes of judges, called respectively judex, arbiter, and recuperator.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord

Not until February, 1918, were complete drawings and specifications of the recuperator received from France.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for recuperator

recuperator

/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪtə, -ˈkjuː-) /

noun

a person that recuperates

a device employing springs or pneumatic power to return a gun to the firing position after the recoil

chemical engineering a system of flues that transfers heat from the hot gases leaving a furnace to the incoming air

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