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
Examples of compressed in a Sentence
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Last year an inspection at the 1021 O St., the Capitol annex, found an above-ground diesel tank without a county permit and also gas cylinders with compressed gas without a permit, the suit alleged.
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Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Nearby, her students are hustling around on a bright blue tarp, rolling out heavy cylinders of compressed gas and fiddling with boxes of electronics.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
If the inflator does burst, compressed gas could rapidly release from the inflator with material potentially propelled throughout the car, the recall documents state.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
The budget includes $58.3 million for 38 new buses, including 10 battery-electric and 28 compressed natural gas, and $38.8 million for overhead charging infrastructure at each existing division.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
The underlying technology is proprietary, but the K-Round isn’t the first compostable coffee pod made out of compressed coffee coated in cellulose.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Desert environments are typically well-preserved in the geological record, and dunes leave behind clues about their distant past in layers of compressed sandstone.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Nine firefighters were injured in Wilmington by the catastrophic explosion of a tank of compressed natural gas used to power the truck, including two who were hospitalized, fire officials said.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The contract includes financing for LAZ to purchase up to 65 new 40-foot buses that run on compressed natural gas, according to Nagel.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024
Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Nearby, her students are hustling around on a bright blue tarp, rolling out heavy cylinders of compressed gas and fiddling with boxes of electronics.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
If the inflator does burst, compressed gas could rapidly release from the inflator with material potentially propelled throughout the car, the recall documents state.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
The budget includes $58.3 million for 38 new buses, including 10 battery-electric and 28 compressed natural gas, and $38.8 million for overhead charging infrastructure at each existing division.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
The underlying technology is proprietary, but the K-Round isn’t the first compostable coffee pod made out of compressed coffee coated in cellulose.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Desert environments are typically well-preserved in the geological record, and dunes leave behind clues about their distant past in layers of compressed sandstone.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Nine firefighters were injured in Wilmington by the catastrophic explosion of a tank of compressed natural gas used to power the truck, including two who were hospitalized, fire officials said.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The contract includes financing for LAZ to purchase up to 65 new 40-foot buses that run on compressed natural gas, according to Nagel.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Compressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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