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Definition of 'compressed' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) compressed
pressed into less space; condensed:
compressed gases.

2.  compressed
pressed together:
compressed lips.

3.  compressed
flattened by or as if by pressure:
compressed wallboard.

4.  compressed
Zool., Bot. flattened laterally.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'compressed' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) compressed, tight
pressed tightly together
"with lips compressed"

2. (adj) compressed
reduced in volume by pressure
"compressed air"

3. (adj) compressed, flat
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)


Definition of 'compressed' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) compressed
pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure

2. (adj) compressed
flattened lengthwise

3.  compressed
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