COMPRESSION

compression, compressing

(noun) applying pressure

compression

(noun) encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

compression, condensation, contraction

(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; “the contraction of a gas on cooling”

compaction, compression, concretion, densification

(noun) an increase in the density of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

compression (countable and uncountable, plural compressions)

An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.

(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.

(computing) The process by which data is compressed.

(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.

(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.

Antonyms

• decompression

• rarefaction

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*pres"sion, n. Etym: [L. compressio: cf. F. compression.]

Definition: The act of compressing, or state of being compressed. "Compression of thought." Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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