Definition of Accumulator

1. Noun. A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes).

Exact synonyms: Collector, Gatherer
Generic synonyms: Worker
Specialized synonyms: Conductor, Gleaner, Rent Collector
Specialized synonyms: Gardner, Isabella Stewart Gardner
Category relationships: Revenue Enhancement, Tax, Taxation
Derivative terms: Collect

2. Noun. A voltaic battery that stores electric charge.

3. Noun. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register.
Exact synonyms: Accumulator Register
Generic synonyms: Register
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing

Definition of Accumulator

1. n. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.

Definition of Accumulator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Accumulator

1. 1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. 2. An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc. 3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accumulator

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accumulator (current term)
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