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s | compressor |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun compressor is

a device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    compressor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
  • A device that squeezes (compresses).
  • # An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
  • # An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
  • # A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
  • (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
  • (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
  • (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.

    • Related terms

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