compressed

adjective

com·​pressed kəm-ˈprest 

 also  ˈkäm-ˌprest

1

: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)

2

: flattened as though subjected to compression:

a

: flattened laterally

petioles compressed

b

: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction

compressedly

kəm-ˈprest-lē  -ˈpre-səd-lē 

adverb

Examples of compressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the initial 911 call was made about the fire there was no information about the compressed natural gas, the complaint says. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024

The mechanism is simple: At certain pressures, the spheres buckle and let the liquid become more compressed. —Simon Makin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024

If fully executed, the expansion at Fordow would double the number of working centrifuges at the underground facility, within a compressed timeline of about a month. —Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 19 June 2024

So that meant a longer-than-normal process of development, followed by a more compressed period of design and fittings. —Miles Socha, WWD, 15 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing compressed

• compressed air