Compressor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that compresses, especially:
  • n. Mechanics A pump or other machine that increases the pressure of a gas.
  • n. Medicine An instrument or device that compresses, such as a forceps or clamp.
  • n. Anatomy A muscle that causes compression of a body part.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
  • n. A device that squeezes (compresses).
  • n. A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
  • n. A muscle that compresses certain parts.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A muscle that compresses certain parts.
  • n. An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part.
  • n. An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; -- called also compressorium.
  • n. A machine for compressing gases; especially, an air compressor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which compresses.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mechanical device   
    Variant
    compressorium   
    Hyponym
    air compressor    supercharger   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Prof.    aggressor    assessor    dresser    guesser   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    turbine    pump    piston    motor    nozzle   
     
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