What does compressed mean?
Definitions for compressed
kəmˈprɛstcom·pressed
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Princeton's WordNet
compressed, tightadjective
pressed tightly together
"with lips compressed"
compressedadjective
reduced in volume by pressure
"compressed air"
compressed, flatadjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Wiktionary
compressedadjective
Pressed tightly together.
compressedadjective
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
ChatGPT
compressed
Compressed generally refers to the process of reducing the size, amount, or volume of something, often for efficiency or convenience. Compression can be applied to various context - data, files, gases, substances, etc. It may also refer to the state of being pressed together or compacted.
Webster Dictionary
Compressed
of Compress
Compressedadjective
pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure
Compressedadjective
flattened lengthwise
Entomology
Compressed
flattened laterally.
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Anagrams for compressed »
decompress
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of compressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of compressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of compressed in a Sentence
Investors needed to see some performance in the reverse Yankee paper this week before they start buying again, but unlike late last year where the US paper underperformed on softer conditions, investors are now more open-minded about reverse Yankee issuance as it's a chance to pick up yield in a market where spreads on European companies are being heavily compressed.
The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up with each other that, to explain a blade of straw, one would have to take to pieces an entire universe. A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble.
They are constructed to last, as the years go on and each time the tree gets shaped, it may' expand' a little. It should still be able to be compressed enough to get back into the box.
This morning we were able to send compressed air for them to breathe, but this afternoon there's no compressed air anymore because all the tubes were blocked.
The unnecessarily compressed execution schedule using the risky drug midazolam denies prisoners their right to be free from the risk of torture.
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