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Accumulator

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Noun

accumulator (accumulators )

  1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.
  2. (Mechanics): An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators , the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.
  3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging

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Translations

  • Basque: metagailu
  • Bulgarian: Акумулатор
  • Danish: akkumulator
  • Dutch: accu
  • Finnish: akku , varaaja
  • French: accumulateur
  • German: Akkumulator
  • Greek: συσσωρευτής , αποταμιευτής
  • Hungarian: akkumulátor
  • Indonesian: akumulator
  • Interlingua: accumulator
  • Italian: accumulatore
  • Norwegian: akkumulator
  • Persian: انباره (anbareh)
  • Portuguese: acumulador
  • Romanica: accumulator m
  • Russian: аккумуляторная батарея
  • Spanish: acumulador
  • Swedish: ackumulator



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