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compressor

com·pres·sor
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pres-er]
    • /kəmˈprɛs ər/
    • /kəmˈpres.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pres-er]
    • /kəmˈprɛs ər/

Definitions of compressor word

  • countable noun compressor A compressor is a machine or part of a machine that squeezes gas or air and makes it take up less space. 3
  • noun compressor any reciprocating or rotating device that compresses a gas 3
  • noun compressor the part of a gas turbine that compresses the air before it enters the combustion chambers 3
  • noun compressor any muscle that causes compression of any part or structure 3
  • noun compressor a medical instrument for holding down a part of the body 3
  • noun compressor an electronic device for reducing the variation in signal amplitude in a transmission system 3
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Origin of compressor

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; compress + -or2

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Parts of speech for Compressor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compressor

compressor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • compander

    a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus

  • expander

    One who expands; something that expands.

  • rotor

    Electricity. a rotating member of a machine. Compare stator (def 1).

  • stator

    Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).

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    a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.
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