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recompression

recompression noun: the act of recompressing; compression again.

Noun

recompression (countable and uncountable, plural recompressions)

  1. The act of recompressing; compression again.
    • Marle agreed not to record Anna’s symptoms or recompression in the diving log if she promised to go directly to the hospital and have her vital signs checked.2017, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, Corsair, page 379

Forms of recompression

pluralrecompressions

Origin of recompression

From re- + compression.

Questions about recompression

What does recompression mean?
Recompression means the act of recompressing; compression again.
What part of speech is recompression?
Recompression is a noun.
What is the plural of recompression?
The plural of recompression is recompressions.

Words near recompression in the dictionary

  1. recompounds
  2. recompress
  3. recompressed
  4. recompresses
  5. recompressing
  6. recompression
  7. recompressions
  8. recomps
  9. recomputability
  10. recomputable
  11. recomputation

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