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compressed

/kəmˈpɹɛst/

compressed adjective: pressed tightly together. Also the simple past and past participle of compress.

Adjective

compressed (comparative more compressed, superlative most compressed)

  1. Pressed tightly together.
    • compressed air
    • highly compressed
  2. Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
    • The gas remains compressed inside the cylinder.

Also used as

compressed is also the simple past and past participle of compress.

compressed meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

compressed in Urdu

کمپریسڈ, کمپریسڈ کیا گیا, کمپریس کیا گیا

compressed in Bengali

সংকুচিত, সংকুচিত করা হয়েছে

compressed in Telugu

సంపీడన చేయబడింది, సంపీడన, సంపీడనం చేయబడింది

compressed in Malayalam

കംപ്രസ് ചെയ്തു, കംപ്രസ് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു
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compressed in Kannada
ಸಂಕುಚಿತಗೊಂಡಿದೆ, ಸಂಕುಚಿತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
compressed in Punjabi
ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ, ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ, ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ
compressed in Gujarati
સંકુચિત, કોમ્પ્રેસ્ડ
compressed in Odia
ସଂକୁଚିତ, ସଙ୍କୋଚିତ
compressed in Nepali
संकुचित, संपीड़ित

Examples of compressed in a sentence

  • Since the image was lossily compressed, we were unable to recover the original.
  • Do you know what software I need to unarchive these compressed files?
  • The riveter required a compressed air supply.

All 40 example sentences with compressed

Forms of compressed

comparativemore compressed
superlativemost compressed

Words formed from compressed

Phrases with compressed

Words that rhyme with compressed

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Questions about compressed

What does compressed mean?
Compressed means pressed tightly together.
What is compressed in Urdu?
Compressed in Urdu is کمپریسڈ, کمپریسڈ کیا گیا, کمپریس کیا گیا. See Compressed meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is compressed?
Compressed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce compressed?
Compressed is pronounced /kəmˈpɹɛst/.

Words near compressed in the dictionary

  1. compresent
  2. compresently
  3. compress
  4. compressability
  5. compressable
  6. compressed
  7. compressed air
  8. compressed sensing
  9. compressed yeast
  10. compressed yeasts
  11. compressed-air bath

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: compressed (page history and authors); compressed (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compressed (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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