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21compress — I UK [kəmˈpres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms compress : present tense I/you/we/they compress he/she/it compresses present participle compressing past tense compressed past participle compressed 1) to press or squeeze something so that it… …
22compress — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com + premere to press more at press Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to press or squeeze together 2. to reduce …
23compress — 1. verb /kəmˈprɛs/ a) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement. b) To be pressed together or folded by… …
24Compress — Cloth (or another material) applied under pressure to an area of the skin and held in place for a period of time. A compress can be any temperature (cold, luke arm, or hot) and it can be dry or wet. It may also be impregnated with medication or,… …
25compress — verb Compress is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mouth Compress is used with these nouns as the object: ↑file …
26compress — compressible, adj. compressibly, adv. compressingly, adv. v. /keuhm pres /; n. /kom pres/, v.t. 1. to press together; force into less space. 2. to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales. 3. to condense, shorten, or abbreviate …
27COMPRESS — • Computer Research Systems and Software ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) • compress Standard UNIX Kommando zur Kompaktierung von dateien nach adaptiver Lempel Zif Methode, Gegenteil: uncompress, http://www.desy.de/cgi bin/man cgicompress …
28compress — com|press1 [ kəm pres ] verb transitive 1. ) to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller space 2. ) to make a process or activity last for a shorter period of time than usual 3. ) to write something in fewer words a ) COMPUTING… …
29COMPRESS — [1] Computer Research Systems and Software ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) [2] compress Standard UNIX Kommando zur Kompaktierung von dateien nach adaptiver Lempel Zif Methode, Gegenteil: uncompress, http://www.desy.de/cgi bin/man cgicompress …
30compress — verb kəm prɛs 1》 flatten by pressure; squeeze into less space. ↘squeeze or press (two things) together. ↘[as adjective compressed] chiefly Biology having a narrow shape as if flattened, especially sideways. 2》 reduce the dynamic range of… …
