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Meanings of compression in English

Portuguese
compressão

An increase in the density of something.

        compressão
        Portuguese
        compressão
        Catalan
        contracció

        The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.

              compressão
              Portuguese
              compressão
              Catalan
              compressió

              Applying pressure.

                  compressão
                  Russian
                  сила сжатия
                  Portuguese
                  compressão
                  Spanish
                  compresión física
                  Catalan
                  compressió

                  Application of inward ("pushing") forces to a material or structure.

                      сила сжатия
                      Usage of compression in English
                      1
                      The second problem involved some compression and stemming before a committing finish.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      2
                      Conclusion: Non-compliance with compression rate Guidelines was common in this multicenter cohort.
                      Pubmed
                      3
                      Body Type Success with compression climbing can be dependent on body size.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      4
                      Contrast-enhanced CT showed the tracheal compression at different lengths in every case.
                      Pubmed
                      5
                      However, compression extends over a smaller range of levels at 250 Hz.
                      Pubmed
                      6
                      Fine-tune Body Position Coordination is the most important part of compression climbing.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      7
                      Any unevenness in the acceleration and compression of the air produces drift.
                      The Aeroplane Speaks
                      8
                      The slightest artificial compression of the waist destroyed the line of beauty.
                      Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
                      9
                      The Otto compression engine consumes 21 cubic feet of gas per I.H.P.
                      Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
                      10
                      The bank said it expects further margin compression from the fourth quarter.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      He will also manage other capital optimisation services such as swaps compression.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      Before using compression, test to see how much it affects restore performance.
                      Backup & recovery
                      13
                      Usually, drives of the same type use the same kind of compression.
                      Backup & recovery
                      14
                      The compression not only feels good but helps to release the pump.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      15
                      These are popular methods for automatic error correction and compression of data.
                      The Online World
                      16
                      The performance with linked compression was similar to that without any compression.
                      Pubmed
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                      Translations for compression
                      Compression through the time
                      Compression across language varieties
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Less common