Main Entry:

com·pressed

Pronunciation:

\kəm-ˈprest also ˈkäm-ˌ\

Function:

adjective

Date:

14th century

1: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)2: flattened as though subjected to compression: a: flattened laterally <petioles compressed> b: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction

— com·pressed·ly \kəm-ˈprest-lē, -ˈpre-səd-lē\ adverb