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Pulley vs Compressor - What's the difference?

pulley | compressor |

As nouns the difference between pulley and compressor

is that pulley is one of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance) while compressor is a device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.

As a verb pulley

is to raise or lift by means of a pulley.

pulley

English

(wikipedia pulley)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

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    See also

    * inclined plane * lever * polyspast * block and tackle * screw * wedge * wheel *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
    • (Howell)

    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.

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