REGENERATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

regenerative (comparative more regenerative, superlative most regenerative)

That serves to regenerate.

Being a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*gen"er*a*tive (r*jn"r**tv), a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, regenerative influences. H. Bushnell. Regenerative furnace (Metal.), a furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 September 2024

STIMULATIVE

(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


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