compression

com·pres·sion

noun \kəm-ˈpre-shən\

Definition of COMPRESSION

1

a : the act, process, or result of compressing b : the state of being compressed

2

: the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)

3

: the compressed remains of a fossil plant

4

: conversion (as of data, a data file, or a communications signal) in order to reduce the space occupied or bandwidth required

— com·pres·sion·al \-ˈpresh-nəl, -ˈpre-shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of COMPRESSION

1. <the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy>

First Known Use of COMPRESSION

15th century

Related to COMPRESSION

Synonyms: compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping

Antonyms: decompression, expansion

Related Words: abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lessening

Near Antonyms: dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swelling

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Rhymes with COMPRESSION

accession, aggression, bull session, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression