compression
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (countable, uncountable) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which data is compressed.
- (countable, uncountable) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (countable, uncountable) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
Synonyms
squeezing together
support skirt
briquetting
Translations
compressione
compression
compresión
compressão
sıkıştırma
συμπίεση
Komprimierung
compressió
comprimeringFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compression, from Latin compressiō.
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