adj
Meaning 1
Pressed tightly together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- compressed air
- highly compressed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
compressed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/kəmˈpɹɛst/
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rhymes with -ɛst
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P R EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The gas remains compressed inside the cylinder.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of compress
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- The file is stored in a compressed format.
- compressed file
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
reduced in volume by pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- compressed air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
pressed tightly together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- with lips compressed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tight
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flat
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: сгъстен (sgǎsten) — pressed tightly together
- Finnish: tiivistetty — pressed tightly together
- Finnish: yhteen puristettu — pressed tightly together
- Māori: whāiti — pressed tightly together
- Māori: kōpeke — pressed tightly together
- Polish: sprężony — pressed tightly together
- Romanian: comprimat — pressed tightly together
- Bulgarian: сплескан (spleskan) — flattened, especially when along its entire length
- Finnish: litistetty — flattened, especially when along its entire length
- Finnish: kokoon puristettu — flattened, especially when along its entire length
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