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Plural of compression

regular plural

The plural of compression is compressions.

Forms of compression

Singularcompression /kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
Pluralcompressions
Countablecountable and uncountable

Meaning of compression

  1. noun An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
  2. noun The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
  3. noun The process by which data is compressed.

Full definition of compression

Questions about the plural of compression

What is the plural of compression?
The plural of compression is compressions.
Is compression countable?
Compression is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: compression (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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