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lossier

lossier is the comparative form of lossy.

Meaning of lossy

Adjective

lossy (comparative lossier, superlative lossiest)

  1. Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
  2. Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
  3. Of an algorithm for converting or compressing data, reducing the amount of information in data.
    • JPEG is a lossy image compression format.

Questions about lossier

What is lossier the comparative form of?
Lossier is the comparative form of lossy.

Words near lossier in the dictionary

  1. losses of life
  2. losses of supply
  3. lossful
  4. Lossie
  5. Lossiemouth
  6. lossier
  7. lossiest
  8. lossily
  9. lossiness
  10. Lossing
  11. Lossings

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