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CompressedCompress Com*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr &
vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to
compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower
compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;
to condense; as, to compress air or water.
Events of centuries . . . compressed within the
compass of a single life. --D. Webster.
The same strength of expression, though more
compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth.
2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.
Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge. CompressedCompressed Com*pressed", a.
1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by
pressure.
2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.
Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic
force of compressed air. CompressCompress Com*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr &
vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to
compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower
compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;
to condense; as, to compress air or water.
Events of centuries . . . compressed within the
compass of a single life. --D. Webster.
The same strength of expression, though more
compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth.
2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.
Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge. Compress
Compress Com"press, n. [F. compresse.] (Surg.)
A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover
the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a
bandage, to make due pressure on any part.
Meaning of Compressed from wikipedia
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Compressed sensing (also
known as
compressive sensing,
compressive sampling, or sp**** sampling) is a
signal processing technique for
efficiently acquiring...
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Compressed hydrogen (CH2, CGH2 or CGH2) is the
gaseous state of the
element hydrogen kept
under pressure.
Compressed hydrogen in
hydrogen tanks at 350...
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Compressed air is air kept
under a
pressure that is
greater than
atmospheric pressure.
Compressed air in
vehicle tires and
shock absorbers are commonly...
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Compressed-air-energy
storage (CAES) is a way to
store energy for
later use
using compressed air. At a
utility scale,
energy generated during periods of...
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files in the same
archive to be
compressed using different methods.
Because the
files in a ZIP
archive are
compressed individually, it is
possible to...
- brakes,
using the
compressed air
stored in its reservoirs. In the air brake's
simplest form,
called the
straight air system,
compressed air
pushes on a...
- A
compressed fluid (also
called a
compressed or
unsaturated liquid,
subcooled fluid or liquid) is a
fluid under mechanical or
thermodynamic conditions...
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Pneumatic systems used in
industry are
commonly powered by
compressed air or
compressed inert gases. A
centrally located and electrically-powered compressor...
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Hydrogen is a
chemical element; it has
symbol H and
atomic number 1. It is the
lightest element and, at
standard conditions, is a gas of
diatomic molecules...
