Defenition of the word compression
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Defenition of the word compression
- Reduction in the volume of a substance due to pressure.
(Source: MGH)
- A condition in which the volume of fuel and air in an engine cylinder is reduced as a result of increased pressure by a piston.
- The system of forces that tend to decrease the volume of or shorten rocks.
- Any of several techniques that reduce the number of bits required to represent information in data transmission or storage.
- an increase in the density of something
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- applying pressure
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
Synonyms for the word compression
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- compaction
- compressing
- concretion
- condensation
- contraction
- densification
Hyponyms for the word compression
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- coarctation
- compaction
- condensation
- condensing
- constriction
- crunch
- crush
- image compression
- mpeg
- squeeze
- squeezing
Hypernyms for the word compression
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- concentration
- encoding
- encryption
- press
- pressing
- pressure
- shrinkage
- shrinking
Antonyms for the word compression
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- decompressing
- decompression
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