FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n (literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation

n Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance

n A building control device used to deliver the compensation relationship or curve between the air temperature outside a building and the temperature of water or air provided to spaces or zones within the building for purposes of heating or cooling.

n (nautical) One of several small magnets placed in the binnacle to neutralize the effect of the ship's metal on the compass