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nounapplying pressure
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nounthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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nounan increase in the density of something
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nounencoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits requiredOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains compression
- solid the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- elastic capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
- strut brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
- strangulation the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- mpeg a set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards
- coarctation tight or narrow compression
- constriction tight or narrow compression
- solidness the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- cervical disc syndrome an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
- heart massage an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest