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compression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compressing |
| Type of | press, pressing, pressure |
| Has types | condensing, squeezing, constriction, crunch, crush, compaction, squeeze, condensation |
| Derivation | compress |
compression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | condensation, contraction |
| Type of | shrinkage, shrinking |
| Has types | coarctation, constriction |
| Derivation | compress |
compression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compaction, concretion, densification |
| Type of | concentration |
compression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | encryption, encoding |
| Has types | mpeg, image compression |
| Derivation | compress |
Examples of compression
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Read more about compression clothing in the March issue of HealthyLife magazine.
From the timesunion.com
The ball's lower-compression inner core reduces driver spin for better distance.
From the freep.com
The implanted discs stood up to pulling and compression like the original discs.
From the newscientist.com
As a result, women must wear a compression sleeve and glove during waking hours.
From the cnn.com
Gonzalez missed all of last season with a compression fracture in his left knee.
From the stltoday.com
Lewis will wear a compression glove at night this season to avoid hand problems.
From the kansas.com
Purcell's opera, written in the late 1600s, is a remarkable feat of compression.
From the ocregister.com
Whatever its flaws, Mr. McNally's script is a marvel of compression and clarity.
From the theater2.nytimes.com
A new unmanned platform and additional compression facilities would be required.
From the hemscott.com
- Compaction: an increase in the density of something
- The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
- Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- Applying pressure
- (compress) make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
- (compress) a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
- Compression is the first solo album by bassist Billy Sheehan, formerly of Talas, David Lee Roth, and Mr. Big.
- Compression, in astronomy is the deviation of a heavenly body from the spherical form, called also the ellipticity. It is numerically expressed by the ratio of the differences of the axes to the major axis of the spheroid. ...
- Compression (or more technically Dynamic range compression)is a subtle effect primarily for electric guitar where the highest and lowest points of the sound wave are "limited". This boosts the volume of softer picked notes, while capping the louder ones, giving a more even level of volume. ...
