meaning of compressor
1. Anything which serves to compress
2. A muscle that compresses certain parts.
3. An instrument for compressing an artery (esp. , the femoral artery) or other part.
4. An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; -- called also compressorium.
5. A machine for compressing gases; especially, an air compressor.
6. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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