Meanings
nouncompressor (plural compressors)
plural compressors
- 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.
The compressor is mounted adjacent to the fuel tank and provides compressed air for operating the locomotive brakes, control gear, sanders and warning horns.
1958 June 28, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 394
- sound engineeringaudioA device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- anatomyA muscle that compresses certain parts.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- New Latincompressor
- Englishcompressor
From compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor.
More words from New Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian компре́сор
- компре́сор (komprésor)device that produces pressure
Catalan compressor
- compressordevice that produces pressure
Czech kompresor
- kompresordevice that produces pressure
Finnish kompressori, puristin
- kompressoridevice that produces pressure
- puristindevice that produces pressure
- kompressoridevice that reduces the range of an audio signal
- pakkausohjelma (program)computing: program or algorithm for compressing data
- pakkausalgoritmicomputing: program or algorithm for compressing data
- puristindevice that squeezes
French compresseur, compresseur
- compresseurdevice that produces pressure
- compresseurdevice that reduces the range of an audio signal
German Kompressor
- Kompressordevice that produces pressure
Greek αεροσυμπιεστής
- αεροσυμπιεστής (aerosympiestís)device that produces pressure
Hebrew מדחס
- מדחס (mad'khes)device that squeezes
Italian compressore
- compressoredevice that produces pressure
Japanese 圧縮機, コンプレッサー
- 圧縮機 (asshuku ki)device that produces pressure
- コンプレッサー (kompuressā)device that produces pressure
- コンプレッサー (kompuressā)device that reduces the range of an audio signal
- 圧縮機 (asshuku ki)device that squeezes
- 圧搾機 (assakuki)device that squeezes
Māori papu whakawhāiti, pamu whakawhāiti
- papu whakawhāitidevice that produces pressure
- pamu whakawhāitidevice that produces pressure
Norwegian kompressor, presse
- kompressordevice that produces pressure
- pressedevice that squeezes
Polish sprężarka, kompresor
- sprężarkadevice that produces pressure
- kompresordevice that produces pressure
Portuguese compressor
- compressordevice that produces pressure
Romanian compresor
- compresordevice that produces pressure
Russian компре́ссор
- компре́ссор (kompréssor)device that produces pressure
Spanish compresor, compresor
- compresordevice that produces pressure
- compresordevice that reduces the range of an audio signal
- compresorcomputing: program or algorithm for compressing data
Swedish kompressor
- kompressordevice that reduces the range of an audio signal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with compressor
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
compressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressor
MLA
“compressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compressor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressor.
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