Definitions for compressed air
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1. compressed airnoun

   air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere

   "compressed air is often used to power machines"

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1. compressed airnoun

   Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure; it is used to power machinery etc

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1. Compressed air

   Compressed air is air kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure. Compressed air is an important medium for transfer of energy in industrial processes, and is used for power tools such as air hammers, drills, wrenches, and others, as well as to atomize paint, to operate air cylinders for automation, and can also be used to propel vehicles. Brakes applied by compressed air made large railway trains safer and more efficient to operate. Compressed air brakes are also found on large highway vehicles. Compressed air is used as a breathing gas by underwater divers. It may be carried by the diver in a high pressure diving cylinder, or supplied from the surface at lower pressure through an air line or diver's umbilical. Similar arrangements are used in breathing apparatus used by firefighters, mine rescue workers and industrial workers in hazardous atmospheres. In Europe, 10 percent of all industrial electricity consumption is to produce compressed air—amounting to 80 terawatt hours consumption per year.Industrial use of piped compressed air for power transmission was developed in the mid 19th century; unlike steam, compressed air could be piped for long distances without losing pressure due to condensation. An early major application of compressed air was in the drilling of the Mont Cenis Tunnel in Italy and France in 1861, where a 600 kPa (87 psi) compressed air plant provided power to pneumatic drills, increasing productivity greatly over previous manual drilling methods. Compressed air drills were applied at mines in the United States in the 1870s. George Westinghouse invented air brakes for trains starting in 1869; these brakes considerably improved the safety of rail operations. In the 19th century, Paris had a system of pipes installed for municipal distribution of compressed air to power machines and to operate generators for lighting. Early air compressors were steam-driven, but in certain locations a trompe could directly obtain compressed air from the force of falling water.

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1. compressed air

   Compressed air is a gas, often atmospheric air, that is stored under high pressure. This is typically achieved by reducing the volume of the gas, which condenses it. Compressed air can be used in a variety of applications, such as in air brakes, pumps and air tools, with its energy released upon expansion.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compressed air in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compressed air in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of compressed air in a Sentence

1. Dang Quang Dat:

   This morning we were able to send compressed air for them to breathe, but this afternoon there's no compressed air anymore because all the tubes were blocked.

2. John Cox:

   Originally I used a can of compressed air to clean mushrooms that we had harvested. They were sandy and I needed a way to clean them out, so then I was thinking of other ways to use compressed air in the kitchen.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compressed air
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compressed_Air
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_Air
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