Crossword clues for compressing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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.
Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life.
--D. Webster.The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth. To embrace sexually. [Obs.]
--Pope.-
(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.
Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of compress English)
WordNet
n. applying pressure [syn: compression] [ant: decompression]
Usage examples of "compressing".
The grand oversight was in compressing the steam, and then throwing it suddenly upon the engine, which shortly after produced the terrible explosion we have recorded.
The street was narrow here, compressing the crowd and forcing the Guardswomen in closer around them.
The flow of saidin squeezed in on itself, away from the surrounding saidar, and the saidar pushed it from all sides, compressing it further, making it flow faster.
With respect to the order in which the several muscles contract in firmly compressing the eyes, I am indebted to Dr.
He imagined a celestial pair of hands compressing the planet so that its midriff bulged, the belt taut.
There were truly potent force-fields capable of compressing solid rock into a state of degenerate matter.
Now the ship was scooping in more hydrogen and compressing it, at the fringe of the Neptune atmosphere, so that they would have full tanks for the main haul.
There were four of them, gathered around the back of what I now could see was a hydraulic packer, used for emptying Dumpsters and compressing the trash.
The air shaft sucked in everything near it and is now plugged shut with foam blocks from buildings but the blocks are slowly compressing into it, and they can hear an air hiss.