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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