Definition
Mechanical devices that increase the pressure of gases by reducing their volume, or audio devices that reduce the dynamic range of sound signals. Used in refrigeration, air conditioning, and audio production.
Etymology
From Latin compressus, past participle of comprimere 'to press together' (com- 'together' + premere 'to press'), plus the agent suffix -or. The term entered English in the 18th century with the development of pneumatic machinery.
Kelly Says
Compressors are everywhere in modern life yet largely invisible—they're humming in your refrigerator, car air conditioner, and the audio equipment that produced every song you've ever heard. The physics principle is ancient (compressed air was used in mining 2000 years ago), but the precision engineering of modern compressors enables everything from scuba diving to studio recording.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮምፕረሰሮች
kōmpirēsorochi
ARالعربية
مضاغطات
muḍāḡiṭāt
CACatalà
compressors
kohm-preh-soh-rs
CSČeština
kompresory
kohm-preh-soh-ree
DADansk
kompressorer
kohm-preh-soh-rer
DEDeutsch
Kompressoren
kohm-preh-soh-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συμπιεστές
sympiestés
ESEspañol
compresores
kom-preh-soh-rehs
FAفارسی
فشاردهندهها
feshārdehandehā
FISuomi
paineilmakoneet
pah-neh-ilmah-koh-neh-t
FRFrançais
compresseurs
kohm-preh-sohr
HAHA
na'urorin
nah-oo-roh-rin
HIहिन्दी
संपीड़क
sampīḍak
HUMagyar
kompresszorok
kohm-preh-sor-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompressor
kohm-preh-sohr
ITItaliano
compressori
kohm-preh-soh-ree
KKKK
компрессорлар
kompresorlar
KMKM
ម៉ាស៊ីនចម្រាញ់
ma-sin châmnih
MSBahasa Melayu
pengompres
peh-ngohm-prehs
MYမြန်မာ
ဖိအားများ
hpi ā myā
NLNederlands
compressoren
kohm-preh-soh-ren
NONorsk
kompressorer
kohm-preh-soh-rer
PLPolski
sprężarki
sprę-zhar-kee
PTPortuguês
compressores
kohm-pree-soh-rehs
RORomână
compresoare
kohm-preh-soh-ah-reh
RUРусский
компрессоры
kompresory
SVSvenska
kompressorer
kohm-preh-soh-rer
SWKiswahili
vifaa vya kubana
vee-fah vya koo-bah-nah
TEతెలుగు
కంప్రెసర్లు
kamprēsarlu
THไทย
เครื่องบีบอัด
khrụ̄xng bīb ʼàt
TLTL
mga kompresor
mga kohm-preh-sohr
TRTürkçe
kompresörler
kohm-preh-sohr-lahr
UKУкраїнська
компресори
kompresory
VITiếng Việt
máy nén
mē nén
YOYO
àwọn kompresọ
ah-wohn kohm-preh-soh
ZUZU
izimpisi
eez-eem-pee-see