Lexic.us

Definition of Compressed

1. Adjective. Pressed tightly together. "With lips compressed"

2. Adjective. Reduced in volume by pressure. "Compressed air"

3. Adjective. Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes).

Definition of Compressed

1. a. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.

Definition of Compressed

1. Adjective. Pressed tightly together. ¹

2. Adjective. Flattened, especially when along its entire length. ¹

3. Verb. (past of compress) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Compressed

1. compress [v] - See also: compress

Medical Definition of Compressed

1. Flattened in one plane, either dorsally (bringing the front and back closer together) or laterally (bringing the sides closer together). (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Compressed

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compreignacite comprendo compresence compresences compress compressed compressed air compressed gas compressed sponge compressed tablet

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Literary usage of Compressed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Compressed air —Continued. Effect of too much water in mixing concrete. ... Power 38:479-80 S 30 '13 Compressed air as a foundry auxiliary. ..."

2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1909)
"See also Compressed Air, Electric Driving and Turbo-Compressors, under POWER AND ... 92457 D. Compressed Air The Determination of the Loss of Power in Belts ..."

3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1918)
"Graphic Solutions of Some Compressed-air Calculations BY CW ... P' = final absolute pressure of compressed air, in pounds per square inch. ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"On the Compound Principle in the Transmission of Power by Compressed Air. Hy Professor AC ELLIOTT, D.Sc.(Edin.). The heat dissipated in the compressors, ..."

5. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1897)
"The use of compressed air as a motive power on board a war-ship presents ... As compared with hydraulic power, the compressed air system is cleaner and more ..."

6. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"Compressed Work Week Another scheduling approach that has been successful in retail stores and some factories is the compressed work week, which provides ..."

7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"WHILE compressed-air illness, or caisson disease, ... The disease occurs as a result of work in compressed air at pressures greater than the normal fifteen ..."

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