com|pres|sion|al

com|pres|sion|al
com|pres|sion|al «kuhm PREHSH uh nuhl», adjective.
having to do with or producing compression: »

a compressional force, compressional energy.


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  • com|pres|sion — «kuhm PREHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act or process of compressing. 2. compressed condition. 3. the reduction in volume of a gas by the application of pressure, especially: a) (in an internal combustion engine) the reduction in volume of the explosive …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pres´sion|ist — com|pres|sion|ism «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pres|sion|ism — «kuhm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun. a literary style marked by extreme economy in the creation of characters and incidents: »One is compressionism,…a matter of desperate, boxed in themes (London Times). –com|pres´sion|ist, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|com|pres|sion — «DEE kuhm PREHSH uhn», noun. the removal or lessening of pressure, especially of air pressure: »to undergo decompression in an airlock. Gradual decompression is necessary for deep sea divers as they are brought to the surface …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|com|pres|sion — «REE kuhm PREHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of recompressing. 2. the state of being recompressed …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

  • pres — ap·pres·sion; ap·pres·so·ri·al; ap·pres·so·ri·um; bu·pres·ti·dae; bu·pres·tis; com·pres·sion; com·pres·sion·al; com·pres·sive; com·pres·som·e·ter; com·pres·sor; com·pres·sure; corse·pres·ent; cu·pres·sa·ce·ae; cu·pres·sin·e·ous;… …   English syllables

  • Colline de Sion — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sion. Colline de Sion Le Signal de Vaudémont, monument Maurice Barrès …   Wikipédia en Français

  • compression — com·pres·sion …   English syllables

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