Compressed air is air\kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric preassure. It serves many domestic and industrial purposes.
In Europe, 10 percent of all industrial electricity consumption is to produce compressed air—amounting to 80 terawatt hours consumption per year.
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Famous quotes containing the words compressed and/or air:
“Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and you will quickly become more manly or womanly. You will understand yourself and your Maker better than before.”
—Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)
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—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)