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Definition of Overcompress
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcompress
Literary usage of Overcompress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1897)
"There is, especially in his later works, the same tendency which we have noticed
as to his speeches, to overcompress, and to squeeze into a single adjective ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"Do not overcompress the gasket. 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until all the leaks have
been eliminated. 4. Pressurize lock to maximum chamber operating pressure ..."
3. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1901)
"... each thickness of each wood had its exponent of resistance to compression,
but the greater pressures were apt to overcompress and distort the wood. ..."
4. Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Society of Arts (1901)
"... each thickness of each wood had its exponent of resistance to compression,
but the greater pressures were apt to overcompress and distort the wood. ..."
5. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air Diving (1999)
"Do not overcompress the gasket. b. Weldment Leaks - Contact appropriate NAVSEA
technical authority for guidance on corrective action. 3. ..."
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