Definitions for compression

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compression com·pres·sion

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IPA: /kəmˈprɛʃ ən/

Compression is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 1017 anagrams from letters in compression (ceimnooprss).

Definitions for compression

noun

1. the act of compressing.
2. the state of being compressed.
3. the effect, result, or consequence of being compressed.
4. (in internal-combustion engines) the reduction in volume and increase of pressure of the air or combustible mixture in the cylinder prior to ignition, produced by the motion of the piston toward the cylinder head after intake.
5. Also called data compression. Computers. reduction of the storage space required for data by changing its format.

Origin of compression

1350-1400; Middle English (Anglo-French) Latin compressiōn- (stem of compressiō), equivalent to compress(us) past participle of comprimere to press together (see com-,

Examples for compression

I did not reply; but by the compression of my lips I presume he saw that I was dubious.

He insisted they were just the result of “literary license” and “compression,” suggesting Relin was complicit.

The ultimate strength of concrete in compression was taken as 2,000 lbs.

The resistance of a body to compression does not depend upon its hardness.

Allen Guelzo's new history of the civil war, Fateful Lightning, is a masterpiece of compression.

That,” said Fred Sanders, with a compression of the lips, “has settled it forever.

The necessary heat in this case is produced by the compression of air.

A compression spring of this kind has a very wide range of movement.

The progress must be slower, if anything, and with the compression working as a brake.

A short-story writer (his “The Evils of Spain” could be read along with this book), Pritchett was a master of compression.