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compression

noun

Applying pressure

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. Applying pressure

noun

  1. Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

noun

  1. The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

    “The contraction of a gas on cooling”

noun

  1. An increase in the density of something

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Example Sentences

The contraction of a gas on cooling

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Synonyms

compressingcondensationcontractioncompactionconcretiondensification

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