compressed

adj — 2 senses

compressed

adj

/kəmˈpɹɛst/

1

Pressed tightly together.

  • compressed air
  • highly compressed
2

Flattened, especially when along its entire length.

  • The gas remains compressed inside the cylinder.
Derived terms
bit-compressed, compressed air, compressedly, compressed sensing, compressed yeast, noncompressed, obcompressed, subcompressed, supercompressed
Related terms
compress, compressible, compression, compressor
Hyponyms
delta-compressed

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