thermocompressor

noun

A device that uses a stream of high-pressure steam to induce flow in a lower pressure system

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eductor-jet pumpejectorinjectorsteam ejectorsteam injector
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Meanings

nounthermocompressor (plural thermocompressors)

plural thermocompressors

  1. A device that uses a stream of high-pressure steam to induce flow in a lower pressure system

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump.

Similar
eductor-jet pumpejectorinjectorsteam ejectorsteam injector
Broader
pump
Also see
ejectorinjector

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From thermo- + compressor.

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Translations

Italian termocompressore
  • termocompressoreTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

thermocompressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermocompressor

MLA

“thermocompressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermocompressor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermocompressor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermocompressor.

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