Word Frequency
compress
Definitions
verb
(kəmˈprɛs
) - tr to squeeze together or compact into less space; condense
- (computing) to apply a compression program to (electronic data) so that it takes up less space
noun
(ˈkɒmprɛs
) - a wet or dry cloth or gauze pad with or without medication, applied firmly to some part of the body to relieve discomfort, reduce fever, drain a wound, etc
- a machine for packing material, esp cotton, under pressure
Derived Forms
comˈpressible adjectivecomˈpressibleness noun
comˈpressibly adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin compressāre, from Latin comprimere, from premere to pressTranslations for 'compress'
- British English: compress When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. VERBPoor posture, sitting, or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs.
- Brazilian Portuguese: comprimir
- Chinese: 压迫压壓迫
- European Spanish: comprimir
- French: comprimer
- German: komprimieren
- Italian: comprimere
- Japanese: 圧縮する
- Korean: 압축하다
- Portuguese: comprimir
- Spanish: comprimir
Example Sentences Including 'compress'
"If you take the whole sun and compress it to the size of Toronto, then you would basically have a neutron star," Bartel said.canada.com (2004)
As the compress slowly warms there is a deeply relaxing effect and a reduction of pain.Water Therapy
But it seemed that no matter how tightly she held the compress , blood leaked through to her uniform.AFTERMATH (2001)
He spent the next decade or so mulling over how to compress Jiang's 77 years into a few dramatic hours.Globe and Mail (2003)
Hughes rinsed the compress on his neck several times, and Carole held a cup of warm weak tea to his mouth so that he could drink.The Scar
Principally because, by its nature, the theatre wants to compress everything to one locale, or a few locales.Belfast Telegraph (2005)
The issue could soon come to a head, as Greenpeace plans to blockade the installation of a machine to compress the gas.New Scientist (1999)
Their lungs compress to the size of an orange and their heart-beat slows to a meditative rate.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
You form it on a wire by suction and you bond it like a non-woven fabric or just compress it or something.The Gwen John Sculpture
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