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