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ACCUMULATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
Synonyms:
accumulator; accumulator register
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("accumulator" is a kind of...):
register ((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A voltaic battery that stores electric charge
Synonyms:
accumulator; storage battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("accumulator" is a kind of...):
galvanic battery; voltaic battery (battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel)
Meronyms (parts of "accumulator"):
anode (the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
cathode (the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
grid; storage-battery grid (a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material)
secondary cell; storage cell (a cell that can be recharged)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accumulator"):
lead-acid accumulator; lead-acid battery (a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts)
nicad; nickel-cadmium accumulator (a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use)
nickel-iron accumulator; nickel-iron battery (a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
Synonyms:
accumulator; collector; gatherer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("accumulator" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Domain category:
revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accumulator"):
conductor (the person who collects fares on a public conveyance)
gleaner (someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully)
rent collector (a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner)
Instance hyponyms:
Gardner; Isabella Stewart Gardner (United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924))
