COMPRESSED


Meaning of COMPRESSED in English

adj.

Pronunciation: k ə m- ' prest also ' käm- ˌ

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

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

– com · pressed · ly \ k ə m- ' prest-l ē , - ' pre-s ə d-l ē \ adverb

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