compression
Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compression, from Latin compressiō.
Pronunciation- IPA: /kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/
compression
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- German: Kompression, Komprimierung
- Italian: compressione
- Portuguese: compressão, compactação
- Russian: сжа́тие
- German: Kompression
- Italian: compressione
- Portuguese: compressão
- Russian: сжа́тие
- French: compression
- German: Komprimierung
- Italian: compressione
- Portuguese: compressão, compactação
- Russian: сжа́тие
- Portuguese: compressão
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