Dictionary

compressor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor.

Meanings

1. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
2. A device that squeezes (compresses). ▸ An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
3. A device that squeezes (compresses). ▸ An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
4. A device that squeezes (compresses). ▸ A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
   • The compressor is mounted adjacent to the fuel tank and provides compressed air for operating the locomotive brakes, control gear, sanders and warning horns. 1958 June 14, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 394:
5. (qualifier:sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
6. A muscle that compresses certain parts.
7. A program or algorithm for compressing data.

Forms

Deriveds

thermocompressor · compander · microcompressor · supercompressor · compressorless · compandor · turbocompressor

Relateds

pressure

Translations (35)

sv kompressor (device that reduces the range of an audio signal) · it compressore (device that produces pressure) · el αεροσυμπιεστής (device that produces pressure) · fr compresseur (device that reduces the range of an audio signal) · ja 圧縮機 (device that squeezes) · kk сығымдағыш (device that squeezes) · fi kompressori (device that produces pressure) · es compresor (device that reduces the range of an audio signal) · ru компре́ссор (device that produces pressure) · ja コンプレッサー (device that reduces the range of an audio signal) · pl kompresor (device that produces pressure) · fi puristin (device that squeezes) · fi pakkausalgoritmi (computing: program or algorithm for compressing data) · es compresor (device that produces pressure) · es compresor (computing: program or algorithm for compressing data) · de Kompressor (device that produces pressure) · fi kompressori (device that reduces the range of an audio signal) · pl sprężarka (device that produces pressure) · kk сығымдағыш (device that produces pressure) · ja 圧縮機 (device that produces pressure) · ca compressor (device that produces pressure) · mi papu whakawhāiti (device that produces pressure) · no kompressor (device that produces pressure) · fi puristin (device that produces pressure) · bg компре́сор (device that produces pressure) · fi pakkausohjelma (program) (computing: program or algorithm for compressing data) · ja 圧搾機 (device that squeezes) · fr compresseur (device that produces pressure) · cs kompresor (device that produces pressure) · he מדחס (device that squeezes) · ro compresor (device that produces pressure) · pt compressor (device that produces pressure) · ja コンプレッサー (device that produces pressure) · no presse (device that squeezes) · mi pamu whakawhāiti (device that produces pressure)