Noun

(en noun)

One who, or that which, accumulates.

He is a great accumulator of bad jokes.

(British) A wet-cell storage battery.

Looks like it's time to recharge the accumulator again.

(betting) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.

(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.

(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.

(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).

(computer science) A register in a calculator or computer used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.

(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.

Noun

(en noun)

A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.

A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

A supply or source of something.

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