Compressor
[kəm'presə] or [kəm'prɛsɚ]
Definition
(n.) Anything which serves to compress
(n.) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
(n.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part.
(n.) An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; -- called also compressorium.
(n.) A machine for compressing gases; especially, an air compressor.
Inputed by Cornelia
Examples
- The upper head of the compressor weighs 125 tons, and the lower one, including the cylinder through which the hydraulic pressure is applied, 135 tons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One time when they had a snow blockade in New York I started to build a machine with Batchelor--a big truck with a steam-engine and compressor on it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He suffered no inconvenience, and when the compressor again was started he was lowered to a depth of 212 feet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A compressor having tanks or cisterns in the cellar filled with cool or cold air may be set to work to reduce the temperature of the house and fan the inmates with a refreshing breeze. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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