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.

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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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