re|com|pres|sion

re|com|pres|sion
re|com|pres|sion «REE kuhm PREHSH uhn», noun.
1. the act of recompressing.
2. the state of being recompressed.

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  • 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

  • com|pres|sion|al — «kuhm PREHSH uh nuhl», adjective. having to do with or producing compression: »a compressional force, compressional energy …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 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 [[t]kəmˈprɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of compressing 2) the state of being compressed 3) the effect or result of being compressed 4) aum (in internal combustion engines) the reduction in volume and increase of pressure of the air or… …   From formal English to slang

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