Définitions
1.VerbTo make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume."The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."
2.VerbTo be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format."Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"
3.VerbTo condense into a more economic, easier format."This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."
4.VerbTo abridge."If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."
5.VerbTo make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
6.VerbTo make a pulse or particle bunch shorter by applying dispersion to it.
7.VerbTo embrace sexually.
8.NounA multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury."He held a cold compress over the sprain."
9.NounA machine for compressing.