Akademik

compressed

adjective

1. pressed tightly together (Freq. 1)

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with lips compressed

• Syn: ↑tight

• Similar to: ↑closed, ↑shut

2. reduced in volume by pressure (Freq. 1)

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compressed air

• Similar to: ↑compressible

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

• Syn: ↑flat

• Similar to: ↑thin

• Derivationally related forms: ↑flatness (for: ↑flat)

• Topics: ↑biology, ↑biological science

Useful english dictionary. 2012.