Compressor
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsə(r)
Full definition of compressor
Noun
compressor
(plural compressors)- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- A device that squeezes (compresses).
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.