compressed

[kuhm-prest]

adjective

1. pressed into less space; condensed.

   compressed gases.

   Antonyms: expanded

2. pressed together.

   compressed lips.

3. flattened by or as if by pressure.

   compressed wallboard.

4. Zoology, Botany.,  flattened laterally.

compressed

/ kəmˈprɛst /

adjective

1. squeezed together or condensed

2. (of the form of flatfishes, certain plant parts, etc) flattened laterally along the whole length

Other Word Forms

• compressedly adverb
• subcompressed adjective
• uncompressed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of compressed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; compress, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Yet “Venetian Vespers,” for all its moodiness, is elegantly compressed—the central drama occupies only a few days—and the conspiracy at its core is convincingly tawdry.

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These appeals add significantly to the court’s workload and require it to consider thorny legal issues on compressed time frames, with minimal legal briefing.

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Thanks to AI, the process of identifying and developing new drugs, once a decadelong slog, is being compressed into months.

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Entire cities have been lost, “the land beneath them compressed and lowered, so they did not drain, but persisted like glacial lakes.”

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Lossless audio files allow for listeners to stream music using the least compressed and highest resolution audio formats can have, the company said.

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