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Air compressor   /ɛr kəmprˈɛsər/   Listen
Air compressor

noun
1.
A compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure.





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"Air compressor" Quotes from Famous Books



... by the water casing, K; the piston, B, with a water lining, and coupled to the end of the working beam by a parallel motion, the beam being supported by two rocking columns, Z, as in engines of the "grasshopper" type; the air compressor, C, coupled directly to the piston of the working cylinder; the injection pump, F, for supplying the fuel—creosote or coal tar—to the combustion chamber; the regenerator E; the receiver and separator, V Y; the feed and exhaust ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 • Various
... pressure tanks is more complete than either of the others, comprising engine, pump, air compressor, a water tank, and also an air tank. It is best described by a recent example constructed from plans and under the direction of the writer. The buildings supplied with water comprise the mansion, the stable, the cottage, and a dairy, and the pumping station is placed ...
— The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) • Various


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