About The Word Compressed

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Compressed

Compressed Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Compressed?
[adj] reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
[adj] pressed into less space; "compressed gases" [adj] pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [adj] (biology) flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) Synonyms | Synonyms for Compressed: closed | compressible | concentrated | condensed | flat | shut | thin | tight Related Terms | Find terms related to Compressed: abbreviated | abridged | abstracted | aposiopestic | bobbed | brief | brusque | capsule | capsulized | clamped | clipped | close | close-knit | close-textured | close-woven | compact | compacted | compendious | concentrated | concise | concrete | condensed | congested | consolidated | constricted | contracted | crammed | crammed full | cramped | crisp | cropped | crowded | curt | curtailed | cut | cut short | dense | digested | docked | elided | elliptic | epigrammatic | firm | gluey | gnomic | hard | heavy | impenetrable | impermeable | jammed | jam-packed | knitted | laconic | massive | mowed | mown | nipped | nonporous | packed | pinched | pinched-in | pithy | pointed | pollard | polled | pruned | puckered | pursed | reaped | reserved | sententious | serried | shaved | sheared | short | short and sweet | short-cut | shortened | snub | snubbed | solid | solidified | Spartan | squeezed | strangled | strangulated | substantial | succinct | summary | synopsized | taciturn | terse | thick | thick-growing | thickset | tight | to the point | trimmed | truncated | viscid | viscose | viscous | wasp-waisted | wrinkled See Also | Compressed In Webster's Dictionary \Com*pressed"\, a.
1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by
pressure.
2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.
{Compressed-air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic
force of compressed air.
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