Reservoir
noun
A place where water, oil or other fluid is kept and often controlled.
The city's reservoir holds millions of gallons of water.
Often appears as...
- water reservoir
- oil reservoir
noun
A large amount of something that is stored and waiting to be used.
He has a vast reservoir of knowledge about history.
Often appears as...
- reservoir of knowledge
- reservoir of talent
noun
In medicine, an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
Mice serve as a reservoir for the Lyme disease bacterium.
Often appears as...
- reservoir host
- disease reservoir
noun
A place where water, oil or other fluid is kept and often controlled.
The city's reservoir holds millions of gallons of water.
Often appears as...
- water reservoir
- oil reservoir
noun
A large amount of something that is stored and waiting to be used.
He has a vast reservoir of knowledge about history.
Often appears as...
- reservoir of knowledge
- reservoir of talent
noun
In medicine, an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
Mice serve as a reservoir for the Lyme disease bacterium.
Often appears as...
- reservoir host
- disease reservoir
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Storage
Refers to physical places where materials like water or oil are stored for use.
The new dam will create a vast reservoir for irrigation purposes.
Pro Tip 2/3Controlled Release
A reservoir usually implies controlled release or usage of what it stores.
They opened the reservoir gates to prevent flooding after heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Artificial vs Natural
Can be man-made, like a water tank, or natural, like a lake used as a water source.
The natural reservoir feeds the entire ecosystem with fresh water.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Storage
Refers to physical places where materials like water or oil are stored for use.
The new dam will create a vast reservoir for irrigation purposes.
Pro Tip 2/3Controlled Release
A reservoir usually implies controlled release or usage of what it stores.
They opened the reservoir gates to prevent flooding after heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Artificial vs Natural
Can be man-made, like a water tank, or natural, like a lake used as a water source.
The natural reservoir feeds the entire ecosystem with fresh water.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Storage
Refers to physical places where materials like water or oil are stored for use.
The new dam will create a vast reservoir for irrigation purposes.
Pro Tip 2/3Controlled Release
A reservoir usually implies controlled release or usage of what it stores.
They opened the reservoir gates to prevent flooding after heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Artificial vs Natural
Can be man-made, like a water tank, or natural, like a lake used as a water source.
The natural reservoir feeds the entire ecosystem with fresh water.
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What if 3D printing was...
illuminating with light in the ultraviolet region. Now, the key is that this window in the bottom of this reservoir, it's a composite, it's a very special window. It's not only transparent to light but it's permeable to oxygen. It's got characteristics like a contact lens. So we can see how the process works.
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Alligators Take Over...
so a typical field day for me is i have my boat already waiting for me at one of the reservoirs um and so myself and my partner will go out and activate these wooden bait traps and then first thing in the morning my team and i go out on an airboat and check these traps
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
send water downstream to the city of Austin and what is it cost our governments and governments all around the world they're spending millions and millions of dollars doing all kind of thing dams and reservoirs and pipelines and all of this
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Thanks to Shrimp, These...
downstream same with the fishes same with the snails when you start planting you know where do you divert the water and do you have a dam in the channel or a reservoir off channel those are important decisions for maintaining these species
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Design that’s in...
the process they're sort of happening there's space for a negotiation I think there's also there also a reservoir of energy they gather many people from many different environments and most of them from many different cultures and I think
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Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
a surge of trapped magma, a supereruption, and a resurgence. The first stage of a supervolcano's life cycle involves a pocket of magma trapped under the Earth's crust. Called a hotspot, this magma reservoir is fed by a pipeline
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Why do humans have a...
Or maybe it has other benefits— for example, it might still be a reservoir of bacteria that helps us break down food. But the fact is, we’re not really sure why the appendix persists. Evolution is an imperfect process.
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Why don't perpetual...
He reasoned that as the wheels spun, the mercury would flow to the bottom of each reservoir, leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever.
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Sleep is your superpower...
that we call sleep spindles. And it's the combined quality of these deep-sleep brainwaves that acts like a file-transfer mechanism at night, shifting memories from a short-term vulnerable reservoir
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Why isn’t the...
creating reservoirs and habitats for local wildlife. This strategic retreat not only decreased flood risk, but allowed for the redeveloped settlements to be built more densely and sustainably.
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What if 3D printing was...
illuminating with light in the ultraviolet region. Now, the key is that this window in the bottom of this reservoir, it's a composite, it's a very special window. It's not only transparent to light but it's permeable to oxygen. It's got characteristics like a contact lens. So we can see how the process works.
Video examples
Alligators Take Over...
so a typical field day for me is i have my boat already waiting for me at one of the reservoirs um and so myself and my partner will go out and activate these wooden bait traps and then first thing in the morning my team and i go out on an airboat and check these traps
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
send water downstream to the city of Austin and what is it cost our governments and governments all around the world they're spending millions and millions of dollars doing all kind of thing dams and reservoirs and pipelines and all of this
Video examples
Thanks to Shrimp, These...
downstream same with the fishes same with the snails when you start planting you know where do you divert the water and do you have a dam in the channel or a reservoir off channel those are important decisions for maintaining these species
Video examples
Design that’s in...
the process they're sort of happening there's space for a negotiation I think there's also there also a reservoir of energy they gather many people from many different environments and most of them from many different cultures and I think
Video examples
Supervolcanoes 101 PIPE...
a surge of trapped magma, a supereruption, and a resurgence. The first stage of a supervolcano's life cycle involves a pocket of magma trapped under the Earth's crust. Called a hotspot, this magma reservoir is fed by a pipeline
Video examples
Why do humans have a...
Or maybe it has other benefits— for example, it might still be a reservoir of bacteria that helps us break down food. But the fact is, we’re not really sure why the appendix persists. Evolution is an imperfect process.
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
He reasoned that as the wheels spun, the mercury would flow to the bottom of each reservoir, leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever.
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
that we call sleep spindles. And it's the combined quality of these deep-sleep brainwaves that acts like a file-transfer mechanism at night, shifting memories from a short-term vulnerable reservoir
Video examples
Why isn’t the...
creating reservoirs and habitats for local wildlife. This strategic retreat not only decreased flood risk, but allowed for the redeveloped settlements to be built more densely and sustainably.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
There is a huge reservoir of support for abortion rights from ordinary women. I hear all the time from women who had abortions and say it made possible the good life they went on to have. Social shaming silences too many.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
We know there is a deep reservoir of food wisdom out there, or else humans would not have survived to the extent we have. Much of this food wisdom is worth preserving and reviving and heeding.
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Michael Specter
American Journalist
When most members of a community are vaccinated, they protect those who are not by eliminating the viral reservoirs in the population. The effect is known as 'herd immunity.
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Kyle Hill
American Author
It's okay to take that reservoir of passion that you have and let it flow into whatever you love. Experiment, question, replicate, be critical, be nerdy, be yourself.
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Judy Smith
American Producer
A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We're quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.
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Sting
British Musician
I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.
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Bruno Latour
French Scientist
India is a reservoir of alternative interpretations of what the global is, and these ways of viewing the world need to be exposed.
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Terry Semel
American Businessman
Yahoo is all about content. Deep reservoirs of important content in many, many strong areas.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
The truth is you can't get more water from reservoirs that are empty.
Quote examples
Katha Pollitt
American Poet
There is a huge reservoir of support for abortion rights from ordinary women. I hear all the time from women who had abortions and say it made possible the good life they went on to have. Social shaming silences too many.
Quote examples
Jeff Koons
American Artist
I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising.
Quote examples
Michael Pollan
American Educator
We know there is a deep reservoir of food wisdom out there, or else humans would not have survived to the extent we have. Much of this food wisdom is worth preserving and reviving and heeding.
Quote examples
Michael Specter
American Journalist
When most members of a community are vaccinated, they protect those who are not by eliminating the viral reservoirs in the population. The effect is known as 'herd immunity.
Quote examples
Kyle Hill
American Author
It's okay to take that reservoir of passion that you have and let it flow into whatever you love. Experiment, question, replicate, be critical, be nerdy, be yourself.
Quote examples
Judy Smith
American Producer
A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We're quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.
Quote examples
Sting
British Musician
I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.
Quote examples
Bruno Latour
French Scientist
India is a reservoir of alternative interpretations of what the global is, and these ways of viewing the world need to be exposed.
Quote examples
Terry Semel
American Businessman
Yahoo is all about content. Deep reservoirs of important content in many, many strong areas.
Quote examples
Frances Beinecke
American Activist
The truth is you can't get more water from reservoirs that are empty.
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