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Definition of Compressor
1. Noun. A mechanical device that compresses gasses.
Terms within: Cylinder, Piston Chamber
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Derivative terms: Compress
Definition of Compressor
1. n. Anything which serves to compress
Definition of Compressor
1. Noun. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas. ¹
2. Noun. A device that squeezes (compresses). ¹
3. Noun. (context: audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal. ¹
4. Noun. (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compressor
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Compressor
1. 1. A muscle, contraction of which causes compression of any structure. 2. An instrument for making pressure on a part, especially on an artery to prevent loss of blood. Synonym: compressorium. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compressor
Literary usage of Compressor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"blends with the compressor nasi. As the two muscles descend, they diverge, ...
It is attached by one end near the origin of the compressor nasi, ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"*A portable air compressor outfit is here shown; and can be moved to different
parts of ... Thia operates the air compressor which stores air into the tank. ..."
3. Engineering Thermodynamics by Charles Edward Lucke (1912)
"A compressor receives air at atmosphere and compresses it to half its volume,
... What would be the best-receiver pressure for a two-stage compressor? ..."
4. Heat by Edward Marvin Shealy (1914)
"Air compressor.—The study of air compression has become very important in ...
A common form of steam-driven air compressor which serves to illustrate the ..."
5. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1920)
"T is well known that the turbo-compressor is quite similar in its nature to the
multi-stage centrifugal pump. Whatever differences exist between the two ..."
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