kəmˈprest sometimes ˈkämˌp- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of compressen
1. : pressed together : compacted : reduced in volume by pressure : condensed
2. : flattened as though subjected to compression:
a. of plant parts : flattened laterally — often used postpositively
petioles compressed
b. of animals and animal parts : narrow from side to side and correspondingly deep in a dorsoventral direction
the flounders have strongly compressed bodies
— compare depressed
• com·pressed·ly kəmˈprestlē, -sə̇dlē adverb