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compressor

Noun

com=pres=sor

WORDNET DICTIONARY

compressor(n = noun.artifact) Array - a mechanical device that compresses gasses; Array

has parts: cylinder, piston chamber

is a kind of mechanical device

Derived form verb compress₂

compressor, n. [L.].

Anything which serves to compress [1913 Webster]

compressor, n. an instrument or device for compressing, esp. a machine used for increasing the pressure of air or other gases.

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