losslessadj.

Etymology: < loss n.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlossless.

†a. Without loss. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > without loss

lostless1459

lossless1587

1587 F. Thynne Ann. Scotl. 409/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II They were..suffered harmelesse of bodie, and losselesse of furniture to depart.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 40 Miraculous and losselesse victories.

1669 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 276 Saved harmles, lossles, & indemnifyed from any suit.

b. Characterized by or causing no dissipation of electrical or electromagnetic energy.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > [adjective] > without dissipation

lossless1952

1952 Proc. IRE 40 1651/1 If..the system is lossless, then the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode can be propagated.

1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields xi. 357 Lossless dielectrics, good conductors, and low-pressure ionized gases.

1969 P. M. Chirlian Basic Network Theory i. 46 Inductors and capacitors are called lossless elements.

Draft additions January 2011

Chiefly Computing. Of data compression: without loss of information, allowing compressed data to be recovered perfectly by decompression; relating to or involving such compression. Contrasted with lossy adj. Additions.Lossless methods of compressing data typically allow for less compression than lossy ones.

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1977 Sci. Abstr. C. 12 173/1 The statistical properties can be used to make a lossless compression of the information to be transmitted.

1991 Network World 18 Feb. 41/3 An example of a lossless compression technique is facsimile. No data is lost in compression; hence, what you see is what you get.

2006 Pop. Sci. Jan. 84/1 Windows Media Player, iTunes and RealPlayer all give you the option ripping CDs to a lossless format, such as WMA [Windows Media Audio].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	lossless
释义	losslessadj. Etymology: < loss n.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlossless. †a. Without loss. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > without loss lostless1459 lossless1587 1587 F. Thynne Ann. Scotl. 409/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II They were..suffered harmelesse of bodie, and losselesse of furniture to depart. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 40 Miraculous and losselesse victories. 1669 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 276 Saved harmles, lossles, & indemnifyed from any suit. b. Characterized by or causing no dissipation of electrical or electromagnetic energy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > [adjective] > without dissipation lossless1952 1952 Proc. IRE 40 1651/1 If..the system is lossless, then the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) mode can be propagated. 1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields xi. 357 Lossless dielectrics, good conductors, and low-pressure ionized gases. 1969 P. M. Chirlian Basic Network Theory i. 46 Inductors and capacitors are called lossless elements. Draft additions January 2011 Chiefly Computing. Of data compression: without loss of information, allowing compressed data to be recovered perfectly by decompression; relating to or involving such compression. Contrasted with lossy adj. Additions.Lossless methods of compressing data typically allow for less compression than lossy ones. ΚΠ 1977 Sci. Abstr. C. 12 173/1 The statistical properties can be used to make a lossless compression of the information to be transmitted. 1991 Network World 18 Feb. 41/3 An example of a lossless compression technique is facsimile. No data is lost in compression; hence, what you see is what you get. 2006 Pop. Sci. Jan. 84/1 Windows Media Player, iTunes and RealPlayer all give you the option ripping CDs to a lossless format, such as WMA [Windows Media Audio]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1587
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