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compress verb

  /kəmˈpɹɛs/
  • (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
 kompressoida, puristaa, tiivistää, kompressoitua, puristua, pusertaa
  • (intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
  • (technology, transitive) To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
 pakata, tiivistää
  • (transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
 tiivistää

compression noun

  /kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/
  • An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
 puristaminen
  • (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
 puristus

compressed adjective

  /kəmˈpɹɛst/
  • Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
 kokoon puristettu, litistetty
  • Pressed tightly together.
 tiivistetty, yhteen puristettu
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