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He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
B. C. Forbes

Meaning of "reservoir" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESERVOIR

From French réservoir, from réserver to reserve.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RESERVOIR

reservoir  [ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESERVOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reservoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESERVOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir is a natural or artificial lake, storage pond, or impoundment from a dam which is used to store water. Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete. The term reservoir may also be used to describe naturally occurring underground reservoirs such as those beneath an oil or water well.

Definition of reservoir in the English dictionary

The first definition of reservoir in the dictionary is a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp for community water supplies or irrigation. Other definition of reservoir is a receptacle for storing gas, esp one attached to a stove. Reservoir is also a vacuole or cavity in an organism, containing a secretion or some other fluid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESERVOIR


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
Chippewa
ˈtʃɪpɪˌwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
devoirs
dəˈvwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
guar
ɡwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
noir
nwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESERVOIR

reserve currency
reserve list
reserve petrol tank
reserve player
reserve price
reserve tank
reserve team
reserve tranche
reserve-grade
reserved
reserved list
reserved occupation
reserved word
reservedly
reservedness
reserver
reserves
reservice
reservist
reservoir rock

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESERVOIR

abattoir
au revoir
Beauvoir
choir
coir
de Beauvoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
grattoir
loir
male-voice choir
peignoir
Pinot Noir
pochoir
preach to the choir
remontoir
Rybinsk Reservoir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of reservoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESERVOIR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reservoir» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reservoir

Translation of «reservoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESERVOIR

Find out the translation of reservoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reservoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reservoir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水库
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presa
570 millions of speakers

English

reservoir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलाशय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَزَّان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резервуар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reservatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আধার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réservoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Takungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reservoir
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貯水池
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저수지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reservoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồ chứa nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்த்தேக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलाशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezervuar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bacino idrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbiornik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резервуар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bazin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεξαμενή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reservoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reservoar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reservoar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reservoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESERVOIR»

The term «reservoir» is very widely used and occupies the 13.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESERVOIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reservoir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reservoir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reservoir

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESERVOIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reservoir.
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Matt Bomer
While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market.
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Tony Buzan
Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.
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Hillary Clinton
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.
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Charles Comiskey
It is the small things in life which count; it is the inconsequential leak which empties the biggest reservoir.
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Larry Ellison
I'm in two modes when I'm on Lanai: In engineering mode, I'm trying to find the right place for the reservoir and the desalination plant, and looking at designs for new hotel rooms. The rest of the time, I'm in decompression mode. I'm on Hulopoe Beach, going for a swim, or on my paddleboard surrounded by 100 spinner dolphins.
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B. C. Forbes
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
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John Gerzema
The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.
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Andrew Gould
This will result in wells that will make a substantial improvement in the recovery factor just because they are absolutely in the proper place within the reservoir for the purposes of drainage.
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Edward T. Hall
How man evolved with such an incredible reservoir of talent and such fantastic diversity isn't completely understood... he knows so little and has nothing to measure himself against.
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Lawrence Hargrave
The plane is simply abstracting the power stored in the wave by a distant gale, and using it to counteract gravity. And if the work be continued long enough, or a multitude of planes be continually drawing on the reservoir of power, the wave must inevitably be flattened.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESERVOIR»

Discover the use of reservoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reservoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
"This book is fast becoming the standard text in its field", wrote a reviewer in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology soon after the first appearance of Dake's book.
L.P. Dake, 1983
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Reservoir Geomechanics
Praise for Reservoir Geomechanics: --
Mark D. Zoback, 2010
3
Advanced Reservoir Engineering
In an industry where there is often a lack of information, this timely volume gives a comprehensive account of the physics of reservoir engineering, a thorough knowledge of which is essential in the petroleum industry for the efficient ...
Tarek Ahmed, PhD, PE, Paul McKinney, 2011
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Fundamentals of Numerical Reservoir Simulation
Fundamentals of Numerical Reservoir Simulation
D.W. Peaceman, 2000
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Advanced Reservoir Management and Engineering
This is followed by a frank discussion of advanced evaluation approaches such as integration of decision analysis and professional ethics.
Tarek H. Ahmed, Tarek Ahmed, Nathan Meehan, 2011
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Advanced Petroleum Reservoir Simulation
By providing a valuable tool to support reservoir simulation predictions with real science, this book is an essential reference for engineers, scientists and geologists.
Rafiq Islam, S.H. Moussavizadegan, Shabbir Mustafiz, 2010
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Petroleum Reservoir Engineering Practice
The Complete, Up-to-Date, Practical Guide to Modern Petroleum Reservoir Engineering This is a complete, up-to-date guide to the practice of petroleum reservoir engineering, written by one of the world’s most experienced professionals.
Nnaemeka Ezekwe, 2010
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Geothermal Reservoir Engineering
Geothermal Reservoir Engineering
Malcomm Grant, 2013
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Reservoir Engineering Handbook
With this handbook, professionals will find a valuable reference for understanding the key relationships among the different operating variables.
Tarek Ahmed, PhD, PE, 2010
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Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties, Second Edition
New to the Second Edition Introductions to Stone II three-phase relative permeability model and unconventional oil and gas resources Discussions on low salinity water injection, saturated reservoirs and production trends of five reservoir ...
Abhijit Y. Dandekar, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESERVOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reservoir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Small Plane Crash North of Buffalo Bill Reservoir
The sheriff's office says the plane went down Saturday afternoon near Buffalo Bill Reservoir, northwest of Logan Mountain. Salt Lake City air traffic control ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Lake Mead Reservoir Hits Record Low
Lake Mead, the Arizona-Nevada reservoir that stores water for some western U.S. states and Mexico, reached a record low on Tuesday, falling below the level ... «TIME, Jun 15»
3
UIndy student-athlete Dai Jon Parker drowns in Morse Reservoir
CICERO, Ind. -- The body of a University of Indianapolis student-athlete was recovered from Morse Reservoir after a nearly two-hour search Thursday afternoon. «WRTV Indianapolis, May 15»
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Plan OK'd to drill into BP's ill-fated Macondo reservoir
A Louisiana-based oil company, LLOG Exploration Offshore LLC, plans to drill into the Macondo reservoir, according to federal records reviewed by The ... «FuelFix, May 15»
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Father found dead at reservoir after lifeless bodies of his family were …
A father has been found dead near a reservoir in London, after the body of his two teenage daughters and their mother were discovered in a nearby home. «The Independent, May 15»
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Yellowstone Magma Reservoir Could Fill Grand Canyon 11 Times …
A magma reservoir under the Yellowstone supervolcano has been discovered to contain enough magma to fill the Grand Canyon 11 times over, according to a ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
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Scientists Discover Giant Reservoir Of Magma Under Yellowstone …
A previously unknown reservoir of magma has been discovered under the Yellowstone supervolcano — even larger than the one that caused the caldera to ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
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Family of 7 drown in reservoir after sweeping relatives' tombs
tombsweeping1.jpg A family of seven tragically drowned in a reservoir in China's Guangdong Province during the Qingming Festival. The incident occurred after ... «Shanghaiist, Apr 15»
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San Francisco Water Manager Faces Suspension After Seen …
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A $111,000-a-year San Francisco water manager will likely be suspended after he was seen urinating in a reservoir that supplies ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
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Biggest reservoir for Brazil's largest city is running dry
The system of reservoirs and rivers that provide water to millions in this city have received less rainfall than hoped during the first weeks of the wet season, ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»

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