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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The contra-rotary ram-compressor concept was outlined around 2000.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The Low Tow prototype also includes a sleek indoor corner kitchen with slim rectangular sink, dual-burner induction cooktop and 12-V compressor fridge.
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.
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At the compressor stations, the natural gas produced from wells is processed so that water and other contaminants are removed.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The Low Tow prototype also includes a sleek indoor corner kitchen with slim rectangular sink, dual-burner induction cooktop and 12-V compressor fridge.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
At the compressor stations, the natural gas produced from wells is processed so that water and other contaminants are removed.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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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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