Definition
A person or device that compensates; something designed to make up for a loss, deficiency, or imbalance.
Etymology
From Latin 'compensator,' an agent noun formed from 'compensare' with the '-or' suffix indicating one who performs an action. The word has been used since the 1600s to describe both people and mechanical devices.
Kelly Says
In engineering, compensators are brilliant—shock absorbers in cars are actually compensators that adjust for bumps in real-time, making your ride smooth instead of bone-jarring!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማጣጥያት 器
ma-ta-ta-at ki-er
ARالعربية
مُكَوِّن
mu-ku-win
BNবাংলা
সম্পূরক
som-poor-ok
CACatalà
compensador
kom-pen-sa-dor
CSČeština
kompenzátor
kom-pen-za-tor
DADansk
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
DEDeutsch
Kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρωτής
sim-p-le-ro-tis
ESEspañol
compensador
kom-pen-sa-dor
FAفارسی
جبران کننده
jeb-ran-e-ken-de
FISuomi
kompensaattori
kom-pen-sa-tor-i
FRFrançais
compensateur
kom-pen-sa-te-ur
HEעברית
מתקן תיקון
me-ta-ken ti-kon
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिपूर्ति
pra-tee-poor-tee
HUMagyar
kompenzátor
kom-pen-za-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
ITItaliano
compensatore
kom-pen-sa-tore
KKKK
компенсатор
kom-pen-sa-tor
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍ប補償
up-o-kar-na-o-b-po-cha-ng
MRMR
कंपेन्सेटर
kom-pen-se-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
pen Compensator
pen kom-pen-sa-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ကျပ်ပြန်
kyat-pyan
NLNederlands
compensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
NONorsk
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
PLPolski
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
PTPortuguês
compensador
kom-pen-sa-dor
RORomână
compensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
RUРусский
компенсатор
kom-pen-sa-tor
SVSvenska
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
SWKiswahili
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
TAதமிழ்
ஈடுகட்டிய
ee-du-kat-ti-ya
TEతెలుగు
సరిదిద్దు
sa-ri-did-du
THไทย
อุปกรณ์ชดเชย
u-th-a-wat chon-chai
TLTL
kompensador
kom-pen-sa-dor
TRTürkçe
kompanzasyon
kom-pan-za-yon
UKУкраїнська
компенсатор
kom-pen-sa-tor
URاردو
مُكَوِّن
mu-ku-win
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị bù đắp
zhay-bee-boo-dap
YOYO
kompensator
kom-pen-sa-tor
ZUZU
ukusekelwa
u-ku-se-ke-l-wa