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lossy

[ law-see, los-ee ]
/ ˈlɔ si, ˈlɒs i /

adjective Electricity.

(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.

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Origin of lossy

First recorded in 1945–50; loss + -y1

Words nearby lossy

loss leader, lossless, lossmaker, lossmaking, loss ratio, lossy, lost, lost and found, lost cause, Lost Colony, Los Teques
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British Dictionary definitions for lossy

lossy
/ (ˈlɒsɪ) /

adjective

(of a dielectric material, transmission line, etc) designed to have a high attenuation; dissipating energylossy line Compare lossless

Word Origin for lossy

C20: from loss
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