compressed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Flattened by pressure, especially from opposite sides: Made thinner or smaller in one dimension by being squeezed or pressed.
- Reduced in volume by pressure: Made to occupy less space, often by applying force.
- Pressed tightly together: Forced into close contact, leaving no gaps.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The machine produced a compressed block of recycled paper.
- Divers breathe compressed air from tanks.
- She sat with compressed lips, refusing to speak.
Advanced Usage
- In computing: Data that has been processed to reduce its file size for storage or transmission.
- The software saves files in a compressed format to save disk space.
- In botany: Describing plant structures flattened lengthwise.
- The botanist noted the plant's compressed stem.
Variants and Related Words
- Compress (verb): To press or squeeze something so that it occupies less space or becomes more dense.
- You need to compress the soil before laying the foundation.
- Compressible (adjective): Capable of being compressed.
- Air is a highly compressible gas.
- Compression (noun): The action of compressing or the state of being compressed.
- The compression of the spring stores energy.
Synonyms
- Condensed: Made denser or more concise.
- Compacted: Pressed together firmly and solidly.
- Squeezed: Pressed firmly from multiple sides.
Antonyms
- Expanded: Increased in size or volume.
- Decompressed: Relieved of pressure; returned to original volume.
- Loosened: Made less tight or compact.
Related Phrases
- Compressed gas: A gas stored under high pressure in a container.
- Welding often requires tanks of compressed gas.
- Compressed file: A computer file whose contents have been encoded to use less storage space.
- Please send the documents as a compressed file.
Adjective
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- reduced in volume by pressure
- compressed air
- pressed tightly together
- with lips compressed