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lossy
[ law-see, los-ee ]
/ ˈlɔ si, ˈlɒs i /
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adjective Electricity.
(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
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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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How to use lossy in a sentence
Wi-Fi audio makes this particularly clear because it comes in higher fidelity than lossy Bluetooth broadcasts.
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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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