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COMPRESSOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compressor mean?
• COMPRESSOR (noun)
The noun COMPRESSOR has 1 sense:
1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
Familiarity information: COMPRESSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device that compresses gasses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("compressor" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Meronyms (parts of "compressor"):
cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compressor"):
air compressor (a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure)
supercharger (compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)
Derivation:
compress (squeeze or press together)
Context examples
Treatment in which a storage tank of oxygen or a machine called a compressor is used to give oxygen to people with breathing problems.
(Oxygen Therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Treatment in which a storage tank of oxygen or a machine called a compressor is used at home to give oxygen to people for the treatment of chronic lung disease.
(Home Oxygen Therapy, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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