compressor
23
4.7
- noun
- /kəmˈprɛsər/
- Specialized
- The mechanic used a powerful air compressor to inflate the tires quickly.
- air compressor
- compressor and turbine
- compressor and pump
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Examples
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I need you to work on the compressor, Walman.
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It sucks a gas into this inlet, pulls it through the compressor and increases the pressure.
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I bought my air compressor there.
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Is your compressor turning over?
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Jimmy, would you take a look in the compressor room?
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Yep, this little compressor is pretty awesome.
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By the pool, Peter was still working the compressor, but Ben had stopped wetting down the roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm right across from the Penta Hotel, working on a compressor on the roof.
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The compressors need time to reset after a power loss or they overheat.
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You also have an air compressor to pump up a tire in case you have a tire issue while you're driving around in your Batista.
Synonyms
3
1.9
A tool that moves air into or out of objects such as tires and balls
3
3.9
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
1
4.8
A device you use to pump air into a tire or air mattress
1
6.5
A device that keeps or raises how hard something inside a machine like a boiler pushes
1
6.7
A machine with a spinning part that increases air pressure to help engines work better
Antonyms
Compounds
3
3.9
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
How Complex
- Specialized
1
7.6
- Specialized
86
3.9
- Specialized
23
4.7
197
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Compressor comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and premere 'to press'. So a compressor is a machine that 'presses' gas into a smaller space to raise its pressure.