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Definition of compressed
1 : pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)
2 : flattened as though subjected to compression:a : flattened laterally petioles compressedb : narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction
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A plant native to South America that grows from a tuber, or compressed stem, in the shape of a large red, pink, white or green arrowhead.
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Urban transit districts are swapping those out for more environment-friendly diesel-electric hybrids and buses that run on compressed natural gas.
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To find oil and gas lying beneath the ocean floor, petroleum companies emit blasts of compressed air underwater.
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In what some believe is an excessively compressed timeframe, the council then hopes to adopt ballot language by Aug. 24, in preparation for a public election on the airport project in November.
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An added bonus for work-from-homers: the company offers schedule flexibility and compressed work weeks, depending on the business needs and the employee's position.
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Reichert and project architect Byron Folwell have removed drywall in the house and found old wallpaper as well as beaverboard, a once-popular building material made of compressed wood fibers and pulp.
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Exploration ships conducting seismic surveys trail arrays of airguns that shoot compressed air underwater, generating signals that reflect off the sea floor.
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And in Germany a utility pumps underground caverns full of compressed air.
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First Known Use of compressed
14th century
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