1. A place where something such as water is kept in reserve.

A device that is implanted under the scalp to deliver anticancer drugs to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Storage compartment from which a substance may be released with subsequent biological effects. [2]

A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids. Sedimentary rocks are the most common reservoir rocks because they have more porosity than most igne [..]

  A porous and permeable underground formation containing an individual and separate natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons (crude oil and/or natural gas) which is confined by impermeable roc [..]

In hydrologic terms, a manmade facility for the storage, regulation and controlled release of water.

See impoundment.

1680s, "a place where something tends to collect," originally figurative, from French réservoir "storehouse," from Old French reserver "to reserve" (see reserve (n.)). Sp [..]

In oil, a naturally occurring geological formation containing hydrocarbon. In power, a structure (usually a dam) which stores water for later use in the production of electricity.

natural or man-made lake. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

large, concentrated supply or reserve.

body of water collected and stored usually at the head of the waterfall or stream

A receptacle that holds nutrients within a hydroponic system.

The container in a hydroponic system which holds nutrient solution in reserve for use.

The container in a hydroponic system which holds nutrient solution in reserve for use.

a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent" lake used to store water for community use tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) anyth [..]

A container for storage of liquid in a fluid power system.

The site where a pest population or quantity of inoculum can survive in the absence of a host crop, and from which a new crop may be invaded.

A body of water used to collect and store water, or a tank or cistern used to store potable water.

a man-made lake for storing water

n. A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.

Living or (rarely) nonliving means of maintaining an infectious agent in nature that can serve as source of infection for humans or domestic animals. residence time

reservoir (pop)

A huge natural or human-made lake or basin used for collecting and storing water.

A natural or artificial holding area used to store water.

A reservoir is a man-made lake that stores water for future use.

The underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.

a pond, lake, or basin, either natural or artificial, for the storage, regulation, and control of water.

A host (or hosts) that harbors a disease agent and remains infected for extended periods of time. Reservoir hosts serve as a source of the disease agent to vectors, but usually are not adversely affec [..]

Artificially created lake where water is collected and stored; also called an impoundment.

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A reservoir is an accumulation of oil and/or gas in a permeable and porous rock such as sandstone. A petroleum reservoir normally contains three fluids (oil, gas and water), which separate into distin [..]

Porous, permeable rock containing oil and natural gas; enclosed or surrounded by layers of less permeable or impervious rock. SCF

A natural or artificial holding area used to store water.

The underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.

A porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons, oil and/or gas, which is confined by rock or water and is characterized by a natural pressure [..]

A reservoir is an artificial lake created by building a dam across a river.

A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.

a porous volume within a rock formation containing fluids

A component of the climate system, other than the atmosphere, which has the capacity to store, accumulate or release a substance of concern, for example, carbon, a heat-trapping gas (greenhouse gas) o [..]

Alternate host or passive carrier of a pathogenic microorganism. This may be soil, animals, or humans.

(n) lake used to store water for community use(n) a large or extra supply of something(n) tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)(n) anything (a person or animal or plant or su [..]

A medical term used to describe a source of organisms causing a disease.

The habitat in which an infectious agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies. Reservoirs include human, animal, and environmental reservoirs.

a pond or lake where water is collected and stored until it is needed

Part of the shunt where the CSF is stored and then released periodically.

Any natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control a substance.

A constructed or natural water body used for water storage.

place where energy, water, and elements are stored.

A subsurface accumulation of liquid (e.g., crude oil, natural gas, steam) that can be recovered.

a human-made body of water formed by damming one end of a valley; usually to supply water and/or hydroelectric power to a nearby area

A cylindrical container for the storage of air under pressure.  Main reservoir of large capacity are located in locomotives and under all motor cars having air compressors; auxiliary and emergency res [..]

A chamber used to store fluid.

This is a storage container for the wind. The top part of the container is expandable, like a fan or accordian. Weights or springs are used on the expandable part to keep the air under pressure. If th [..]

Spring-loaded bellows for storing or for storing and regulating the wind supply from a pressure pump or the suction supply from a vacuum pump.

Any natural or artificial holding area used to store; regulate, or control water.

Any natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control water.

Any natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control water.

is any natural or artificial holding area used to store, regulate, or control a substance.

Structures which collect and store urine and are emptied by Catheterization of a cutaneous stoma or internal diversion to the Urethra. The reservoirs are surgically created during procedures for Urina [..]

Animate or inanimate sources which normally harbor Disease-causing organisms and thus serve as potential sources of Disease Outbreaks. Reservoirs are distinguished from vectors (Disease Vectors) and c [..]

A subsurface, porous, permeable rock formation in which oil and gas are found.

an organism in which a pathogen lives and multiplies without causing the organism damage, e.g., humans who are nonsymptomatic carriers of S. typhi are reservoirs for the bacteria that cause typhoid fever

Any person, animal, arthropod, plant, soil or substance in which an infective agent normally lives and multiplies. The infectious agent primarily depends on the reservoir for its survival.

A storage tank holding one to two days' supply of drinking water.

A body of water collected and stored at the head of the waterfall or stream.

Any person, animal, substance or environmental surface in or on which an infectious agent survives or multiplies, posing a risk for infection.

A natural or artificial place where water is collected or stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land and furnishing power.

A pond, lake, or basin, either natural or artificial, for the storage, regulation, and control of water.

A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.

"Reservoir" means an aquifer or combination of aquifers or zones containing a common geothermal or ground water resource. "Reservoir" includes, but is not limited to, a hot dry roc [..]

A manmade facility for the storage, regulation and controlled release of water.

In hydrologic terms, a manmade facility for the storage, regulation and controlled release of water.

The "container" in which micro organisms grow and develop. Most bio pollutants, for example, are found in reservoirs such as standing water or decaying matter.

The container in a hydroponic system which holds nutrient solution in reserve for use.

a pond, lake, tank, or basin (natural or human made) where water is collected and used for storage. Large bodies of groundwater are called groundwater reservoirs; water behind a dam is also called a r [..]

The habitat in which an infectious agent normally lives, grows and multiplies; reservoirs include human reservoirs, animals reservoirs, and environmental reservoirs.

A man-made structure, usually an artificial lake, designed to store water.

a body of water collected and stored in a natural or artificial lake.

Man-made: a structure which stores water for later use in the production of electricity. Natural: a rock stratum that forms a trap in which oil and natural gas may accumulate.

The underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.  Resources

A rock or geological formation that holds petroleum withinthe pore spaces between individual grains.

A subsurface, porous, permeable rock formation in which oil and gas are found

A porous and permeable sedimentary rock containing commercial quantities of oil and gas. Three types of reservoirs are encountered including structural traps, stratigraphic traps and combination traps [..]

A porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible il and/or gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual and separate to othe [..]

A subsurface, porous, permeable rock body in which oil or gas or both have accumulated.

The underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.   

Porous permeable rock containing petroleum.

A productive geological horizon in an oil or gas field.

rez-er-vwahr Subsurface, porous, permeable rock formation in which hydrocarbons are present.

A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids. Sedimentary rocks are the most common reservoir rocks because they have more porosity than most igne [..]

A porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible nature gas and/or oil that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is separate from other res [..]

rocks with the potential to store fluids such as oil and natural gas.

a porous and permeable underground rock formation containing a natural accumulation of crude oil or natural gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers, and is separate from other reservoirs.

  A porous, permeable sedimentary rock formation containing quantities of oil and/or gas enclosed or surrounded by layers of less-permeable or impervious rock; a structural trap; a stratigraphic trap. [..]

The underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.

Porous, permeable rock containing oil and natural gas; enclosed or surrounded by layers of less permeable or impervious rock.

a stratum in which oil or gas is present. In a reservoir gas occupies the upper part of the reservoir as it is the lightest, oil the middle section, while water occupies the lower section.

A porous, permeable rock formation in which hydrocarbons have accumulated.

Porous, permeable rock containing oil and natural gas; enclosed or surrounded by layers of less permeable or impervious rock.

A porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of predictable oil and/or natural gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual and separa [..]

A subsurface rock formation containing an individual natural accumulation of moveable petroleum. Riser (drilling)

Porous, permeable rock containing oil and natural gas; enclosed or surrounded by layers of less permeable or impervious rock.

A common accumulation of crude petroleum oil or natural gas or both. Reservoir Nomenclature Abbreviations

an underground porous and permeable formation where oil and gas has accumulated

A porous, permeable rock formation in which hydrocarbons have accumulated.

An area that contains a resource. In fracking, well operators are seeking to tap into natural gas reservoirs deep underground.

A naturally occurring storage area below the earth's surface, characteristically a folded rock formation that traps and holds natural gas. The reservoir rock must be permeable and porous to contain the hydrocarbons, and it has to be capped by relatively impermeable rock layers in order to form an effective seal and prevent the hydrocarbons fro [..]

Reservoir means a naturally occurring discrete accumulation of Petroleum.  

A porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible oil and/or natural gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual and separate from other reserves.

A porous, permeable sedimentary rock formation containing quantities of oil and/or gas enclosed or surrounded by layers of less permeable or impervious rock. Also called a "horizon."

A subsurface, porous, permeable rock body in which oil or gas or both have accumulated.

A rock formation or trap containing oil and/or natural gas.

Any rock having enough porosity and permeability to contain commercial quantities of oil and gas.

Rocks with the potential to store fluids such as oil and natural gas.

a container for storage of liquid in a fluid power system.

A porous, fractured or cavitated rock formation with a geological seal forming a trap for producible hydrocarbons

a subsurface, porous, permeable, or naturally fractured rock body in which oil and gas are stored; typically a reservoir has three layers with gas in the upper section (lightest), water in the bottom [..]

Sedimentary rocks containing rich organic material which is the potential source of hydrocarbons. The most common reservoir rocks include sandstones, carbonates, limestone and siltstones.

A subsurface, porous, permeable rock body containing oil, gas, or water. Most reservoir rocks consist individually or collectively of limestone, dolomites, or sandstone.

Pervious and porous rocks (usually sandstone, limestone or dolomite) capable of containing significant quantities of hydrocarbons. 

Porous and permeable subsurface formation that contains oil or gas and is surrounded by rock that separates the oil or gas contents from other reservoirs.

Flat bottom water storage tank (larger diameter than height)

A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit hydrocarbons

a porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible natural gas and/or oil that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is separate from other reservoirs

A subsurface, porous, permeable or naturally fractured rock body in which oil or gas are stored. Most reservoir rocks are limestones, dolomites, sandstones, or a combination of these.

A subsurface body of rock with sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids

As used here, a substance in which the temperature remains constant.

A place of impounded water against a dam

In hydrologic terms, a manmade facility for the storage, regulation and controlled release of water.

A place where anything is kept in store A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other sec [..]

reservoir

The portion of a resource, such as natural gas, that has been discovered and that is technically and economically extractable.

A body of water that pools as a result of the placement of a dam.

A reservoir is an artificial lake. Reservoir may also refer to: A thermodynamic reservoir, an ideal thermodynamical system. Reservoir, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Reservoir, [..]

Reservoir is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located in Brookline, Massachusetts near Cleveland Circle and the south edge of Brighton. The station is adjacent to Reservoir Yard a [..]

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is, most commonly, an enlarged natural or artificial lake, pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store water. Reservoirs can be created in a [..]

Reservoir is a four-song CD EP by Irish singer/songwriter Fionn Regan. It was released 20 January 2003 on Anvil Records.

A reservoir is an artificial lake. Reservoir may also refer to: A thermodynamic reservoir, an ideal thermodynamical system. Reservoir, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Reservoir, [..]

Reservoir is a 1961 painting by American artist Robert Rauschenberg. The piece is one of his "combine paintings" and features two different wheels. It is held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, i [..]