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noun

compressor

a mechanical device that compresses gasses

In a sentence

Six example sentences with compressor, each labelled with its topic.

  • The server room's cooling compressor failed at noon, and the racks had to be throttled within twenty minutes.

    Technology

  • The lab compressor fills the diving cylinders, and a filter downstream keeps oil out of the breathing air.

    Science

  • A restaurant fridge dies when its compressor gives out, and a full walk-in must be emptied fast.

    Cooking

  • The nebulizer runs off a small compressor that turns liquid medicine into a mist the child can breathe.

    Medicine

  • An airbrush needs a quiet compressor beside the easel, and the artist adjusts its pressure for every layer.

    Art

  • The dive shop's compressor ran all evening refilling tanks, and by morning every cylinder on the rack was full.

    Travel

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