recuperation
(rɪk(j)uːpəˈreɪʃən)
[ad. L. recuperātiōn-em, n. of action f. recuperāre: see prec. Cf. F. récupération (16th c.).]
1. † a. The recovery or regaining of a thing. Obs.
| 1481 Caxton Godefroy Prol. 4 For the recuperacion of the holy londe & holy Cyte of Iherusalem. 1620 E. Blount Horæ Subs. 250 After them no man euer bore Armes for Recuperation of that gouernment. 1651 Biggs New Disp. ¶270 The conservation or recuperation of health. 1685 H. More Paralip. Proph. 111 Quirinius made Caius his Rectour till his Recuperation of Armenia. |
b. Rom. Law. Legal recovery.
| 1880 Muirhead Gaius iv. 105 note, Provisions for recuperation in the treaties between Rome and friendly states. |
2. Restoration to health, vigour, etc.
| 1865 Standard 4 Feb., The season which has heretofore brought to them rest and recuperation finds them in the trenches. 1889 Spectator 19 Oct., That waking rest which is the recuperation of the mind. |
3. Gunnery. The action of a recuperator (sense 4).
| 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 1185/2 As the buffer flow-space is greatest at the termination of recuperation, some check is required to prevent a metal-to-metal blow. Ibid. 1186/1 Recuperation may be by means of steel springs or compressed air. |