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pressurizer

pressurizer

6.5
A device that keeps or raises how hard something inside a machine like a boiler pushes
  • noun
  • /ˈprɛʃəraɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : presurizador
  • - Checking the pressurizer?

Examples

  • The pressurizer in the reactor allows for safe operation by controlling the pressure of the coolant.

  • The engineer explained how the pressurizer maintains the necessary pressure in the hydraulic system.

  • During the test, the pressurizer helped ensure that the pressure levels remained stable throughout the experiment.

Synonyms

compressor
vspressurizer
  • Specialized
20 4.7

A machine that increases air or gas pressure by making its space smaller

keeps system pressure steady or raises it over time
turbocompressor
vspressurizer
  • Specialized
6.7

A machine with a spinning part that increases air pressure to help engines work better

controls and keeps system pressure stable rather than relying on turbine motion
thermocompressor
vspressurizer
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that uses high-pressure steam to mix with lower-pressure vapor and raise its pressure

keeps system pressure stable generally rather than drawing in vapor with steam

How Powerful

pressurizer
  • Specialized
6.5
lift pump
  • Specialized
5.6
hand pump
2 3.0

Surface Forms

pressurizer singular
pressurizers plural

Morphology

pressurizer = pressurize (transparent) = pressure + ize + er

Formed by a straightforward derivation: 'pressure' -> 'pressurize' (verb) -> 'pressurizer' (agent/device), so the device meaning is directly predictable from the base verbs/nouns.

Etymology

Pressurizer comes from the root press, which means 'to push', and the word pressure ('force'), so a pressurizer is a device that keeps or raises pressure inside a system.