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Moderatecompression
The correct spelling is compression.
How to pronounce compression
noun
IPA: /kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/
Say it like: Com-pre-szh-on
The correct spelling is compression. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
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Definition
noun
- 1.An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- 2.The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- 3.The process by which data is compressed.
- 4.The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- 5.The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
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