different between compressor vs compressed
compressor
English
Etymology
compress +? -or, or from New Latin compressor
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?s?(r)
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.
Related terms
- pressure
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compressor. The technical sense comes from English compressor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?m?pr?.s?r/
- Hyphenation: com?pres?sor
- Rhymes: -?s?r
Noun
compressor m (plural compressors or compressoren, diminutive compressortje n)
- (technology) compressor
- (anatomy) compressor
Portuguese
Noun
compressor m (plural compressores)
- compressor
compressor From the web:
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- what compressor for painting
- what compressor for nail gun
- what compressor should i buy
- what compressor does john mayer use
- what compressor oil to use
- what compressor to paint a car
- what compressor do i need for a nail gun
compressed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?p??st/
Adjective
compressed (comparative more compressed, superlative most compressed)
- Pressed tightly together.
- Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Hyponyms
- delta-compressed (software engineering)
Related terms
- compress (verb)
- compressible (adjective)
- compression (noun)
- compressor (noun)
Translations
Verb
compressed
- simple past tense and past participle of compress
Anagrams
- decompress
compressed From the web:
- what compressed mean
- what compressed air
- what compression socks do
- what compression ratio for 93 octane
- what compression socks do i need
- what compression ratio for 91 octane
- what compression socks do doctors recommend
- what compression ratio for 87 octane
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