compensative ness (kompensativnes)

Fitne or readine to make amends. Bailey. compensator (kom'pen-sa-tor), n. [F. com pens at eur = Sp. Pg. com pen sad or = It. compen * satore, NL. compensator, L. com pens are, compensate: see compensate.] One who or that which compensates. Specifically-( a ) A magnet or ma of soft iron so placed as to neutralize the effects of local attraction on the needle of a compa . Also called correcting- plate. (b) In gas - manuf., a device for equalizing the action of the exhauster which draws the gas from the retorts. compensatory (kom-pen'sa-tō-ri), a. [ Tribute which is not penal nor compensatory . Jer. Taylor , Rule of Conscience, iii. 2. All the compensatory forces of air and water. De Quincey , Hero dot us. Compensatory damages, in law , damages estimated as an equivalent for the injury, in contradistinction to pun i tive or vindictive damages , awarded by way of punishment for wilful wrong. compenset (kom-pens'), v. t. [ The weight of the quicksilver doth not compense the weight of a stone. Bacon, Nat. Hist.