recuperator

[ ri-koo-puh-rey-ter, -kyoo- ]
/ rɪˈku pəˌreɪ tər, -ˈkyu- /

noun

a person or thing that recuperates.
(in a recuperative furnace) a system of thin-walled ducts through which incoming air and exhausted gases pass separately so that the air is heated by the gases.

Origin of recuperator

1700–10; < Latin recuperātor regainer, equivalent to recuperā(re) to recover (see recuperate) + -tor -tor

Words nearby recuperator

recumbent, recumbent bicycle, recuperate, recuperative, recuperative furnace, recuperator, recur, recurrence, recurrence risk, recurrent, recurrent aphthous ulcers

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British Dictionary definitions for recuperator

recuperator
/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪtə, -ˈkjuː-) /

noun

a person that recuperates
a device employing springs or pneumatic power to return a gun to the firing position after the recoil
chemical engineering a system of flues that transfers heat from the hot gases leaving a furnace to the incoming air