accumulator (redirected from Accumulators)

ac·cu·mu·la·tor  (-kymy-ltr)

n.

1. One that accumulates: an accumulator of old magazines.

2. A register or electric circuit in a calculator or computer, in which the results of arithmetical and logical operations are formed.

3. Chiefly British An automobile storage battery.

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accumulator

Noun

1. Brit & Austral a rechargeable device for storing electrical energy

2. Brit horse racing a collective bet on successive races, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accumulator - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) collector, gatherer worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" 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 revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
	2.	accumulator - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge storage battery 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 storage-battery grid, grid - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material 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 secondary cell, storage cell - a cell that can be recharged galvanic battery, voltaic battery - battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
	3.	accumulator - (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register accumulator register 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 computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures