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compressor
[kuhm-pres-er]
noun
a person or thing that compresses.
Anatomy.a muscle that compresses some part of the body.
Surgery.an instrument for compressing a part of the body.
a pump or other machine for reducing volume and increasing pressure of gases in order to condense the gases, drive pneumatically powered machinery, etc.
Electronics.a transducer that produces an output with a range of voltages whose ratio is smaller than that of the range of the input signal.
compressor
/ əˈɛə /
noun
any reciprocating or rotating device that compresses a gas
the part of a gas turbine that compresses the air before it enters the combustion chambers
any muscle that causes compression of any part or structure
a medical instrument for holding down a part of the body
an electronic device for reducing the variation in signal amplitude in a transmission system Compare expander compander
Word History and Origins
Origin of compressor1
Example Sentences
Some workers have already returned and are lifting a soft chair onto a compressor machine to get it ready to box and ship.
It wasn’t easy: The half-ton compressor needed to drive the team’s large pneumatic drill was too heavy for their helicopter.
One utility staffer said in 2020 that the plant’s compressor units had been leaking gas “for the last couple years.”
A new study calculates that U.S. oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times more methane as the government thinks.
His current specialty is powered equipment: generators, mowers, compressors and pretty much anything else with a motor.
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