Hypertext Webster Gateway: "compensator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Compensator \Com"pen*sa`tor\, n.
1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to
various mechanical devices.
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.
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