compressed
Americanadjective
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pressed into less space; condensed.
compressed gases.
- Antonyms:
- expanded
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pressed together.
compressed lips.
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flattened by or as if by pressure.
compressed wallboard.
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Zoology, Botany. flattened laterally.
adjective
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squeezed together or condensed
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(of the form of flatfishes, certain plant parts, etc) flattened laterally along the whole length
Other Word Forms
- compressedly adverb
- subcompressed adjective
- uncompressed adjective
Etymology
Origin of compressed
Example Sentences
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The sense of vulnerability is tangible - command centres damaged, leadership decapitated, and decision-making compressed into crisis mode.
From BBC
Live DJs spin records on a set of turntables, which helps to create a richer and more analog sound that is closer to the original track than compressed versions such as MP3s.
From Los Angeles Times
The first, which he began making in the early 1960s, were mysterious, sinisterly bejeweled boxes, little containers of compressed surrealism festooned with hundreds of shiny straight pins.
But he says the selloff has compressed multiples at a pace rarely seen outside of the 2008 crisis.
From MarketWatch
“The market fragmented overnight and margins compressed to nearly nothing,” Citrini wrote.
From Barron's
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