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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compressor \Com*press"or\, n. [L.] Anything which serves to compress; as: a (Anat.) A muscle that compresses certain parts b (Surg.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part c An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; -- called also {compressorium}. d (Mach.) A machine for compressing gases; especially, an air compressor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compressor n : a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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