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compressure|kəmˈprɛʃ(j)ʊə(r), -ə(r)|
[f. compress- ppl. stem of L. comprimĕre + -ure: cf. pressure, L. pressūra.]
The action or process of compressing; pressure together; † repression.
1644Digby Nat. Bodies xxix. (1658) 313 The superficies..is better, or worse disposed to reflection of light, by polishing, or by compressure together. 1655–60Stanley Hist. Philos. (1701) 180 The compressure of Seditions. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. i. i. 5, I..Compressed the Air, but the Engine leaking, I frequently renewed the Compressure. 1833Fraser's Mag. VII. 588 Curious..is this same compressure of History. 1841Mrs. Tonna Pers. Recollect. ii. 32 Compressure of the feet was..forbidden. |