'Compressed' definitions:

Definition of 'compressed'

From: WordNet
adjective
Pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: compressed, tight]
adjective
Reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
adjective
Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: compressed, flat]

Definition of 'Compressed'

From: GCIDE
  • Compress \Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr & vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
  • 1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water. [1913 Webster]
  • Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. --D. Webster. [1913 Webster]
  • The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. --Melmoth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Computers) to reduce the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The compressed data is usually decompressed to recover the initial data format before subsequent use. [PJC]
  • Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Compressed'

From: GCIDE
  • Compressed \Com*pressed"\, a.
  • 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. [1913 Webster]
  • Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air. [1913 Webster]