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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For the key gas turbine component, the company leveraged its fluid machinery design expertise alongside three-dimensional turbulence numerical simulation to analyse the internal flow fields of the compressor and turbine, Cars News China reported .
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
The real issue is the compressor cycling off and then kicking back on, which can be abrupt enough to wake you.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
It comes stocked with a dual-burner gas stove and sink on that passenger-side block and a 51-L compressor fridge in the tall cabinet across the aisle.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
The old club used a compressor bought second-hand from a Torrington ice cream shop to keep the ice cold, but the new building has state-of-the-art equipment to help maintain the ice for the season, which runs from October through April.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
The real issue is the compressor cycling off and then kicking back on, which can be abrupt enough to wake you.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
It comes stocked with a dual-burner gas stove and sink on that passenger-side block and a 51-L compressor fridge in the tall cabinet across the aisle.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
The old club used a compressor bought second-hand from a Torrington ice cream shop to keep the ice cold, but the new building has state-of-the-art equipment to help maintain the ice for the season, which runs from October through April.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Compressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressor. Accessed 3 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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