lossy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lossy
Example Sentences
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However, solar power, batteries and in particular those in electric vehicles, and computers all depend on DC, making lossy AC-to-DC conversion necessary.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
Even then, some people just can’t distinguish it from the standard, lossy quality they’ve been listening to for years.
From The Verge • Dec. 23, 2021
JPEGs take advantage of lossy compression, a process that removes aspects of a picture undetectable to the human eye, such as slight variations in color.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2019
Although metals are often described as lossy dielectric materials at optical wavelengths, they nevertheless support currents and can be used to form the optical equivalent of patch antennas.
From Nature • Dec. 11, 2012
In order to decrease file sizes significantly, we must employ lossy compression algorithms.
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