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

This would be fired out by compressed air or other gas, then unfold its wings, making for a quicker and easier launch but at the cost of some cost and complexity. —David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

This can be so severe that the US Civil Air Administration once built a chicken gun that used compressed air to fire bird carcasses at airframes to simulate avian impacts. —New Atlas, 9 July 2025

Get creative when a vacuum fails to clean out a dusty area: maybe a blowdryer or a blast of compressed air will work. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 July 2025

Many of the district’s buses run on compressed natural gas, which reduces pollutants, Donaghy said. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 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