Main Difference
The main difference between Compressor and Pump is that the Compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume and Pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases) by mechanical action.
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Compressor
A compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor.
Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are compressible, the compressor also reduces the volume of a gas. Liquids are relatively incompressible; while some can be compressed, the main action of a pump is to pressurize and transport liquids.
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Pump
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action. Pumps can be classified into three major groups according to the method they use to move the fluid: direct lift, displacement, and gravity pumps.Pumps operate by some mechanism (typically reciprocating or rotary), and consume energy to perform mechanical work moving the fluid. Pumps operate via many energy sources, including manual operation, electricity, engines, or wind power, come in many sizes, from microscopic for use in medical applications to large industrial pumps.
Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of applications such as pumping water from wells, aquarium filtering, pond filtering and aeration, in the car industry for water-cooling and fuel injection, in the energy industry for pumping oil and natural gas or for operating cooling towers and other components of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. In the medical industry, pumps are used for biochemical processes in developing and manufacturing medicine, and as artificial replacements for body parts, in particular the artificial heart and penile prosthesis.
When a casing contains only one revolving impeller, it is called a single-stage pump. When a casing contains two or more revolving impellers, it is called a double- or multi-stage pump.
In biology, many different types of chemical and biomechanical pumps have evolved; biomimicry is sometimes used in developing new types of mechanical pumps.
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Compressor (noun)
A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
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Compressor (noun)
A device that squeezes (compresses).
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Compressor (noun)
An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
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Compressor (noun)
An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
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Compressor (noun)
A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
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Compressor (noun)
A muscle that compresses certain parts.
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Compressor (noun)
A program or algorithm for compressing data.
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Pump (noun)
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
“This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.”
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Pump (noun)
An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
“It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.”
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Pump (noun)
A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
“This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.”
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Pump (noun)
A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
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Pump (noun)
A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
“She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.”
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Pump (noun)
The heart.
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Pump (noun)
The vagina.
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Pump (noun)
A type of shoe, a trainer or sneaker.
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Pump (noun)
A type of women’s shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
“She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.”
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Pump (noun)
A dancing shoe.
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Pump (noun)
A type of shoe without a heel.
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Pump (verb)
To use a pump to move (liquid or gas).
“I’ve pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.”
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Pump (verb)
To fill with air.
“He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.”
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Pump (verb)
To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
“I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.”
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Pump (verb)
To shake (a person’s hand) vigorously.
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Pump (verb)
To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
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Pump (verb)
To use a pump to move liquid or gas.
“I’ve been pumping for over a minute but the water isn’t coming through.”
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Pump (verb)
To be going very well.
“The waves were really pumping this morning.”
“Last night’s party was really pumping.”
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Pump (verb)
To kick, throw or hit the ball far and high.
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Pump (verb)
To pass gas; to fart.
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Pump (verb)
To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
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Pump (verb)
To copulate.
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Pump (verb)
to weightlift