compressed

adjective

com·​pressed kəm-ˈprest 

also ˈkäm-ˌprest

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

compressedly

kəm-ˈprest-lē  -ˈpre-səd-lē 

adverb

Examples of compressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The electric motors continue to drive the compressor at the exact speeds necessary to feed the core with compressed air. —New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025

While a boxed mattress and traditional mattress virtually look the same once they’re set up on a bed, a mattress-in-a-box ships much more conveniently in a compressed format and compact packaging. —Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025

Its Raw and compressed C Raw image formats are both 14-bit when using its fully mechanical shutter or electronic first curtain shutter (EFCS), and 12-bit with the fully electronic shutter. —PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025

Craftsman working with compressed air at tombstone. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing compressed

• compressed air

Rhymes for compressed

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed