📖 Definitions of "Compressive"
adjective
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That compresses
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| compressional | The quality of compression |
| compressionnoun | An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction. |
| compressverb | (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. |
| restraintnoun | (uncountable) control or caution; reserve |
| contractionnoun | (orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark. |
| squeezeverb | (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once. |
| reductionnoun | The act, process, or result of reducing. |
| downsizingnoun | An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized. |
| crushverb | A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. |
| retrenchmentnoun | A curtailment or reduction. |
| suppressionnoun | The act or instance of suppressing. |
| crashnoun | A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. |
| deflectionnoun | The act of deflecting or something deflected. |
| compressornoun | A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor. |
| compressingnoun | applying pressure |
| compactingverb | An agreement or contract. |
| condensingnoun | the act of increasing the density of something |
| constrictive | That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction. |
| constricting | (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom |
| squeezingnoun | The act of pressing; compression. |
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