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com·pressed
(kəm-prĕst′)adj.
1. Pressed together or into less volume or space.
2. Biology Flattened, especially laterally or lengthwise, as certain leafstalks or the bodies of many fishes.
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compressed
(kəmˈprɛst)adj
1. squeezed together or condensed
2. (Biology) (of the form of flatfishes, certain plant parts, etc) flattened laterally along the whole length
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com•pressed
(kəmˈprɛst)adj.
1. pressed into less space; condensed: compressed gases.
2. pressed together: compressed lips.
3. flattened by or as if by pressure: compressed wallboard.
4. Zool., Bot. flattened laterally.
[1325–75]
com•press′ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | compressed - pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" |
2. | compressed - reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air" compressible - capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box" | |
3. | compressed - flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" |
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compressed
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1. squeezed, concentrated, compact, compacted, consolidated, squashed, flattened, constricted a biodegradable product made from compressed peat and cellulose
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