Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
More Synonyms of compressed
compressed in British English
(kəmˈprɛst)
adjective
1.
squeezed together or condensed
2.
(of the form of flatfishes, certain plant parts, etc) flattened laterally along the whole length
compressed in American English
(kəmˈprɛst)
adjective
1.
pressed together; made more compact by pressure
2. Botany
flattened lengthwise, as the stalk of an aspen leaf
3. Zoology
flattened into a thin, convex, streamlined shape, as the body of the flounder or other flatfish
Examples of 'compressed' in a sentence
compressed
Scott-Hughes hesitated, his lips compressed, then sighed.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1994)
Meanwhile Anna Langenbach sat, her face impassive, her lips compressed, in a small room on the ground floor.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (1994)
Sister Morrison parted lips that had been tightly, even whitely, compressed.
Maclean, Alistair SAN ANDREAS (1994)
The late winter snow had grown dark with age and lay like a compressed grey blanket in the yard around them.
Spencer, LaVyrle FAMILY BLESSINGS (1994)
1 (adjective)
a biodegradable product made from compressed peat and cellulose
Synonyms
squeezed
concentrated
compact
a thick, bare trunk crowned by a compact mass of dark-green leaves
compacted
consolidated
squashed
flattened
constricted
2 (adjective)
All those three books are compressed into one volume.
Synonyms
reduced
compacted
shortened
abridged
an abridged version of her new novel
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abridged
an abridged version of her new novel
Synonyms
shortened,
shorter,
reduced,
brief,
potted (informal),
trimmed,
diminished,
pruned,
summarized,
cut,
compressed,
curtailed,
concise,
condensed,
abbreviated
in the sense of compact
Definition
closely packed together
a thick, bare trunk crowned by a compact mass of dark-green leaves