compressed gas
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- noun
- Specialized
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gas comprimido
- So these are called gas blowback pistols, and you fill them by putting a compressed gas into the magazine.
- liquid or compressed gas
- compressed gas and air
Examples
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Wilkes, I want a list of every place within 50 miles that distributes compressed gas tanks.
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These cylinders held a compressed gas and the astronauts used these rocket ports to steer themselves around.
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Transmet has been designed for process-point measurements of moisture in air or other compressed gases.
Academic text (1998) -
This is generally done in shallower-diving submersibles with variable-ballast systems in which compressed gas displaces volumes of water.
Academic text (1993) -
The majority of surgical tourniquets used today consist of an inflatable cuff wrapped around the limb proximal to the surgical site, a source of compressed gas, and a pressure regulator.
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Camera shops also sell cans of compressed gas for blowing dust off lenses.
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Puffs of compressed gas from the back-mounted units helped the astronauts maneuver in space.
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Wilkes, I want a list of every place within 50 miles that distributes compressed gas tanks.
How Pressurized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'gas stored under high pressure' is directly derivable from combining 'compressed' (made smaller or denser by pressure) with 'gas' (a gaseous substance). This adjective+noun descriptive pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary compositional semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Compressed gas comes from the simple image of gas being tightly squeezed, or compressed, into a metal tank like air pressed into a small bottle. So, compressed gas means gas kept 'under high pressure' and 'stored in tanks' for use.