reservoir
/ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
noun
A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
noun
A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.
noun
A "black box" component that receives an input signal to be read out and mapped by another process, as part of reservoir computing.
Example Sentences
- "Notwithstanding the way in which she had, in what she termed "the delicacy of her feelings," contrived to pour the receipts of the fancy fair into one reservoir, the duke and several other persons complimented Lady Anne very much on the superior beauty and value of her articles,..."
- "The vehicle is fitted with Westinghouse electro-pneumatic brake, and also a Northey exhauster with vacuum chamber and auxiliary reservoir adjacent to the guard's compartment for use when hauling vehicles equipped with vacuum brake gear."
- "Within a printer cartridge, ink is typically stored in an ink reservoir and is deposited onto media through a print head."
- "To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand."
- "The goal is to draw on reservoirs of strength that defy rational thought, so you can wrench your poor, obsessed spirit away from work and orient it toward stuff that matters."
- "Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents."
Etymology
From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: réservoir, réserver
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/
- British English: /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː/