compressor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
compressor (plural compressors)
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- A device that squeezes (compresses).
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
device that produces pressure
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device that squeezes
device that reduces the range of an audio signal
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin compressor. The technical sense comes from English compressor.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
compressor m (plural compressors or compressoren, diminutive compressortje n)
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
compressor m (plural compressores)
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- Rhymes:English/ɛsə(ɹ)
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