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compressed

adjective

com·​pressed kəm-ˈprest How to pronounce compressed (audio)
 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Highland Park native has enjoyed an extremely compressed run to superstardom — from debut single in 2015 to voice-of-a-generation status seven years later. Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 These slabs, which are more insulating than compressed blocks, can be used in the construction of roofs, floors, and walls, and can even be installed in standard concrete buildings to reduce solar gain. Jori Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 Considering how compressed music is these days, and how treated vocals are, making an album that takes up space really goes against the grain. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 June 2022 As Picasso’s palette became more relentlessly monochromatic, space itself seemed to squeeze these figures into more compressed forms, containing them with a dark penumbra of rich blue, as if the world could not allow them even a little air or light. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 The cave on the Turner glacier seemed like the inside of a conch shell with its spiral ceiling and shiny, slick walls of compressed snow, air bubbles, sediment layers and ribs of ice. New York Times, 19 May 2022 Sculptures made from 8-foot cubes of compressed snow will be on view from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday at Ship Creek Ave. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2021 As shown in the figure below 148EB compressed (2.5:1 compression) were shipped in 2021. Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Image files should be appropriately sized and compressed, and relevant, keyword-rich file names should be defined prior to upload. Rashad Nasir, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of compressed was in the 14th century

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