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compressed air

compressed air noun: air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.

Noun

compressed air (uncountable)

  1. Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.
    • Compressed air is used for the operation of certain contactors, the sanders, the horn, and the re-fuelling equipment, but vacuum brakes are fitted to the locomotive.1951 January, “Diesel-Electric Branch-Line Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 71
    Synonyms:
    pressurized air, pressurised air

compressed air meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

compressed air in Tamil

அமுக்கிய காற்று, அமுக்கப்பட்ட காற்று, அழுத்தக் காற்று, அமுக்கியகாற்று, அஉத்தப்பட்ட காற்று, அழுத்தபட்ட காற்று

compressed air in Tagalog

air increased in pressure
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compressed air in Arabic

air increased in pressure
هَوَاء مَضْغُوط hawāʔ maḍḡūṭ

Synonyms of compressed air

  • pressurized air
  • pressurised air

Words formed from compressed air

Questions about compressed air

What does compressed air mean?
Compressed air means air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.
What is compressed air in Tamil?
Compressed air in Tamil is அமுக்கிய காற்று, அமுக்கப்பட்ட காற்று, அழுத்தக் காற்று. See Compressed air meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is compressed air?
Compressed air is a noun.

Words near compressed air in the dictionary

  1. compresently
  2. compress
  3. compressability
  4. compressable
  5. compressed
  6. compressed air
  7. compressed sensing
  8. compressed yeast
  9. compressed yeasts
  10. compressed-air bath
  11. compressed-air baths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: compressed air (page history and authors); compressed air (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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