compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
kəm-ˈpre-sər 
: one that compresses: such as
a
: a muscle that compresses a part
b
: a machine that compresses gases
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Achieving that standard requires adjustments in the facility's compressor room.
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The future of liquid air energy storage To store energy, China’s Super Air Power Bank uses excess electricity to run compressors.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, a compressor pressurizes the gas from 1 bar (100,000 pascals) to about 55 bar (5,500,000 pa).
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
The electric motors continue to drive the compressor at the exact speeds necessary to feed the core with compressed air.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The future of liquid air energy storage To store energy, China’s Super Air Power Bank uses excess electricity to run compressors.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, a compressor pressurizes the gas from 1 bar (100,000 pascals) to about 55 bar (5,500,000 pa).
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
The electric motors continue to drive the compressor at the exact speeds necessary to feed the core with compressed air.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
kəm-ˈpres-ər
: a person or machine that compresses
an air compressor
Medical Definition
compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
-ˈpres-ər
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