Compressor: alternatives and connections

A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, et…

To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature.

To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a comp…

A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a com…

Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaki…

The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of…

To compress; to shut up.

To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to c…

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Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.

To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to anothe…

To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress.