Compression — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an increase in the density of something

the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlvɜːɾɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstɹˈaktə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstɹˈaktə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlvɜːɾɪdʒ/.

Examples

the contraction of a gas on cooling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concretion compaction condensation densification compressing contraction

Antonyms

decompression

Parts of Speech

noun	an increase in the density of something
noun	the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together “the contraction of a gas on cooling”
noun	encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
noun	applying pressure

Word Forms

compact	verb	have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
concrete	verb	form into a solid mass; coalesce
compress	verb	squeeze or press together
condense	verb	become more compact or concentrated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kompression

eine Zunahme der Dichte von etwas

🇪🇸Spanish

compresión

un aumento en la densidad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

compressione

un aumento della densità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

compressie

een toename van de dichtheid van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

compressão

um aumento na densidade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

сжатие

увеличение плотности чего-либо

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কম্প্রেশন

কোনো কিছুর ঘনত্ব বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

ஏதோ ஒரு பொருளின் அடர்த்தி அதிகரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కుదింపు

ఏదో యొక్క సాంద్రత పెరుగుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्षेप

एखाद्या गोष्टीची घनता वाढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકોચન

કોઈ વસ્તુની ઘનતામાં વધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕೋಚನ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കംപ്രഷൻ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും സാന്ദ്രതയിലെ വർദ്ധനവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਪਰੈਸ਼ਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਘਣਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمپریشن

کسی چیز کی کثافت میں اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

压缩

某物密度的增加

🇯🇵Japanese

圧縮

何かの密度の増加

🇰🇷Korean

압축

뭔가의 밀도 증가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nén

sự gia tăng mật độ của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การบีบอัด

การเพิ่มความหนาแน่นของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kompresi

peningkatan kepadatan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

pemampatan

peningkatan ketumpatan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضغط

زيادة في كثافة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

فشرده سازی

افزایش چگالی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkıştırma

bir şeyin yoğunluğunun artması

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיסָה

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