'Compressing' definitions:
Definition of 'compressing'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Compressing'
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]
Words containing 'Compressing'
- Compress,
- Compressed,
- Compressibility,
- Compressible,
- Compressibleness,
- 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