compression
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
The English word “compression” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- The process by which data is compressed.
- The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compression, from Latin compressiō, equivalent to compress + -ion.
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More English words
- compressible
- compressibleness
- compressibly
- compressingly
- compression fracture
- compression pump
- compression ratio
- compression release
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