compressed air
nounDefinition of compressed air
: air under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere
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Using four artificial muscles and compressed air, the tail is capable of moving in eight directions, Reuters reported. — courant.com, "Japanese researchers want to give your grandma a robotic monkey tail," 21 Aug. 2019 When there’s a need for energy, release the compressed air to turn a turbine and ship power to Los Angeles. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Cal Inc.: No, Mr. President, China isn’t paying your tariffs. We are," 12 Aug. 2019 Groundbreaking improvements in architecture and composite materials enable the tire to bear a car’s weight at road-going speeds without compressed air. — Lyndon Conrad Bell, Houston Chronicle, "Puncture-proof tires: Get no more flats," 9 Aug. 2019 When the airguns open, compressed air pushes on the seawater, creating a sound wave that travels through the Earth. — Emilie Hooft, The Conversation, "We probed Santorini’s volcano with sound to learn what’s going on beneath the surface," 24 June 2019 Half a dozen volunteers — mostly local retirees — huddle over workstations, using compressed air scribes that look like tattoo guns to pick minuscule chunks of rock from tyrannosaur fossils in plaster jackets. — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, "Tyrannosaurus Rex: Scary. Smart. Social?," 12 Apr. 2019 The force behind this river of air, however, does change, with the volume of falling, compressed air and the changing contours of the ice surface. — Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, "Polar Light," 10 Jan. 2019 Even a quick blast of compressed air to dry off a fastener will leave an oily film behind, affecting ultimate torque. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "How to Use a Torque Wrench to Keep Your Car from Flying Apart," 26 Feb. 2019 This blows Conventional turbojet engines burn fuel to heat compressed air, which then blasts out the back of the engine to create thrust. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Best bad idea ever? Why Putin’s nuclear-powered missile is possible… and awful," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compressed air.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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compressed air
noun
com·pressed air
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Medical Definition of compressed air
: air under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere