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com·pres·sor

(kəm-prĕs′ər)

One that compresses, especially:

a. A pump or other machine that increases the pressure of a gas.

b. An instrument or device that compresses, such as a forceps or clamp.

c. A muscle that causes compression of a body part.

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compressor

(kəmˈprɛsə)

1. (General Engineering) any reciprocating or rotating device that compresses a gas

2. (Mechanical Engineering) the part of a gas turbine that compresses the air before it enters the combustion chambers

3. (Physiology) any muscle that causes compression of any part or structure

4. (Medicine) a medical instrument for holding down a part of the body

5. (Electronics) an electronic device for reducing the variation in signal amplitude in a transmission system. Compare expander, compander

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com•pres•sor

(kəmˈprɛs ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that compresses.

2. a muscle that compresses a part of the body.

3. a pump or other machine for reducing volume and increasing pressure of gases in order to condense the gases, drive pneumatically powered machinery, etc.

[1745–55]

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Noun

compressor - a mechanical device that compresses gasses

air compressor - a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure

piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

supercharger - compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine

Translations

компрессор компрессорный

compressor

[kəmˈpresəʳ]

A. N → compresor m

B. CPD compressor unit N → unidad f de compresión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

compressor

[kəmˈprɛsə^r] n (= machine) → compresseur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

compressor

n → Kompressor m, → Verdichter m; compressor program (Comput) → Verdichtungsprogramm nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

compressor

[kəmˈprɛsəʳ] n → compressore m

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