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compressor

/kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/noun3 syllables

Compressor means: a mechanical device that compresses gasses.

What does compressor mean?2

noun

1

a mechanical device that compresses gasses

2

an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.“The signal entering a compressor is split, one copy sent to a variable-gain amplifier and the other to a side-chain where a circuit controlled by the signal level applies the required gain to an amplifier stage.”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with compressor?5

two syllables

lesserdresser

three syllables

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Compressor in a sentence

  • The compressor is broken; we should buy a new one.sangelo
  • The air compressor went off in the garage and startled me.Teangloir

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Forms of compressor

as a noun

plural
compressors