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res·er·voir
(rĕz′ər-vwär′, -vwôr′, -vôr′)n.
1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
2. A receptacle or chamber for storing a fluid.
3. An underground accumulation of petroleum or natural gas.
4. Anatomy See cisterna.
5. A large or extra supply; a reserve: a reservoir of goodwill.
6. Medicine An organism or population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.
[French réservoir, from réserver, to reserve, from Old French reserver; see reserve.]
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reservoir
(ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː)n
1. (Civil Engineering) a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp for community water supplies or irrigation
2. a receptacle for storing gas, esp one attached to a stove
3. (Biology) biology a vacuole or cavity in an organism, containing a secretion or some other fluid
4. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for cisterna
5. a place where a great stock of anything is accumulated
6. a large supply of something; reserve: a reservoir of talent.
[C17: from French réservoir, from réserver to reserve]
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res•er•voir
(ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə-)n.
1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water to supply a community or region.
2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a liquid or fluid.
3. a body of porous, permeable rock in which a pool of oil or gas has accumulated.
4. Anat. a cavity or part that holds some fluid or secretion.
5. a place where anything is collected or accumulated in great amount.
6. a large or extra supply or stock; reserve.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
res·er·voir
(rĕz′ər-vwär′)1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage of water.
2. An underground mass of rock or sediment that is porous and permeable enough to allow oil or natural gas to accumulate in it.
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Reservoir
a store; a collection; a reserve.Examples: reservoir of important facts, 1837; of means, 1784; of nourishment, 1813; of water, 1708.
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Noun | 1. | reservoir - a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent" supply - an amount of something available for use |
2. | reservoir - lake used to store water for community use water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | |
3. | reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater sump - an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine storage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids water tower - a large reservoir for water | |
4. | reservoir - anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" thing - a separate and self-contained entity |
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reservoir
noun
2. repository, store, tank, holder, container, receptacle It was on his desk next to the ink reservoir.
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Translations
خَزَّانخَزّان، صِهْريج
nádržpřehradní nádržrezervoárzásobárna
reservoir
tekojärvi
rezervoar
gyûjtõmedence
vatnsòró
貯水池
저수지
rezervuaras
zbiralnik
reservoar
ที่เก็บน้ำ
su deposubent
hồ chứa nước
reservoir
[ˈrezəvwɑːʳ] N1. (= lake) → embalse m, represa f (LAm); (= tank) → depósito m
natural underground reservoir → depósito m subterráneo natural
natural underground reservoir → depósito m subterráneo natural
2. (fig) [of strength, experience] → reserva f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reservoir
[ˈrɛzərvwɑːr] n (= lake) → réservoir m
[labour, energy, knowledge, experience] → réservoir m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reservoir
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reservoir
(ˈrezəvwaː) noun a place, usually a man-made lake, where water for drinking etc is stored.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
reservoir
→ خَزَّان přehradní nádrž reservoir Reservoir δεξαμενή presa tekojärvi réservoir rezervoar bacino idrico 貯水池 저수지 reservoir reservoar zbiornik reservatório резервуар reservoar ที่เก็บน้ำ su deposu hồ chứa nước 水库Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
reservoir
n reservorioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.