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compander

compander noun: any device used for companding.

Noun

compander (plural companders)

  1. Any device used for companding.

Forms of compander

pluralcompanders
alternative formcompandor

Origin of compander

Blend of compressor + expander.

Questions about compander

What does compander mean?
Compander means any device used for companding.
What part of speech is compander?
Compander is a noun.
What is the plural of compander?
The plural of compander is companders.

Words near compander in the dictionary

  1. compaginations
  2. compaignion
  3. compaignions
  4. compand
  5. companded
  6. compander
  7. companders
  8. companding
  9. compandings
  10. compandor
  11. compandors

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