Compensator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compensator \Com"pen*sa`tor\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to
        various mechanical devices.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on


        iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's
        attraction on the needle.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autotransformer \Au`to*trans*form"er\, n. [Auto- + transformer.]
     (Elec.)
     A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as
     a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a
     {compensator} or {balancing coil}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]