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  • 71compressor — UK [kəmˈpresə(r)] / US [kəmˈpresər] noun [countable] Word forms compressor : singular compressor plural compressors a machine that compresses air or gas …

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  • 72compressor shaft seal — A seal in an air conditioner compressor, surrounding the compressor shaft, that permits the shaft to turn without the loss of refrigerant or oil …

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  • 73Air turborocket — The air turborocket as described in Chapter 14 of Tactical Missile Propulsion (Volume 170 of American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Tactical Missile Book Series) is a form of combined cycle jet propulsion. The basic layout includes a …

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  • 74Air Conditioner —   A device for conditioning air in an interior space. A Room Air Conditioner is a unit designed for installation in the wall or window of a room to deliver conditioned air without ducts. A Unitary Air Conditioner is composed of one or more… …

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  • 75compressor — [[t]kəmpre̱sə(r)[/t]] compressors N COUNT A compressor is a machine or part of a machine that squeezes gas or air and makes it take up less space …

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  • 76compressor — A rotor that draws air into the engine and is driven by a turbine. A compressor must provide the required pressure rise; the compression must be affected with the least possible loss; it must be aerodynamically stable over the operating range of… …

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  • 77Air conditioner —   An assembly of equipment for air treatment consisting of a means for ventilation, air circulation, air cleaning, and heat transfer (either heating or cooling). The unit usually consists of an evaporator or cooling coil, and an electrically… …

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  • 78compressor — /kəmˈprɛsə/ (say kuhm presuh) noun 1. someone or something that compresses. 2. Anatomy a muscle that compresses some part of the body. 3. Surgery an instrument for compressing a part of the body. 4. any machine, as a pump, in which a gas is… …

  • 79air pressure — [1] The atmospheric pressure. [2] Tire pressure. [3] The force of air coming from a compressor used to power air tools or apply air brakes …

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  • 80air-cooled turbine blades — The hollow turbine blades of some engines, cooled by air flowing through them that is bled from the compressor. Air cooled by convection turbine blade …

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