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The correct spelling is compress.
How to pronounce compress
/kəmˈpɹɛs/
verbIPA: /kəmˈpɹɛs/
Say it like: Com-pre-ss
The correct spelling is compress. To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. For example: "The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."
Usage Examples
“The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.”
“Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel”
“This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
- 2.To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
- 3.To condense into a more economic, easier format.
- 4.To abridge.
- 5.To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
noun
- 1.A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
- 2.A machine for compressing
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