'Compressed' definitions:
Definition of 'compressed'
(from WordNet)
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]
Synonyms of 'compressed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- abstracted,
- aposiopestic,
- bobbed,
- brief,
- brusque,
- capsule,
- capsulized,
- clamped,
- clipped,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compendious,
- concentrated,
- concise,
- concrete,
- condensed,
- congested,
- consolidated,
- constricted,
- contracted,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- cramped,
- crisp,
- cropped,
- crowded,
- curt,
- curtailed,
- cut,
- cut short,
- dense,
- digested,
- docked,
- elided,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- firm,
- gluey,
- gnomic,
- hard,
- heavy,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- knitted,
- laconic,
- massive,
- mowed,
- mown,
- nipped,
- nonporous,
- packed,
- pinched,
- pinched-in,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- pollard,
- polled,
- pruned,
- puckered,
- pursed,
- reaped,
- reserved,
- sententious,
- serried,
- shaved,
- sheared,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- short-cut,
- shortened,
- snub,
- snubbed,
- solid,
- solidified,
- Spartan,
- squeezed,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- substantial,
- succinct,
- summary,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tight,
- to the point,
- trimmed,
- truncated,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wasp-waisted,
- wrinkled
Words containing 'Compressed'
- Compress,
- Compressibility,
- Compressible,
- Compressibleness,
- Compressing,
- Compression,
- Compressive,
- Compressed yeast,
- Compression member,
- Compression projectile,
- Globe of compression,
- Lossy compression,
- compressed air,
- compressed gas,
- compressed tight,
- compression bandage,
- compression fracture,
- image compression,
- lossless compression,
- nerve compression,
- Compressed-air engine