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Webster 1913 Edition
Compressed
Com-pressed′
,Adj.
1.
Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
2.
(Bot.)
Flattened lengthwise.
Compressed-air engine
, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air.
Webster 1828 Edition
Compressed
COMPRESSED
,pp.
1.
Pressed or squeezed together; forced into a narrow or narrower compass; embraced carnally.2.
In botany, flatted; having the two opposite sides plane or flat; as a compressed stem.Definition 2024
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compressed
English
Adjective
compressed (comparative more compressed, superlative most compressed)
Translations
pressed tightly together
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flattened, especially when along its entire length
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Related terms
- compress verb
- compressible adj
- compression noun
- compressor noun
Verb
compressed
- simple past tense and past participle of compress