Meaning

2 senses
  1. Pressed tightly together.

    compressed air

    highly compressed

    pressed tightly together

  2. Flattened, especially when along its entire length.

    The gas remains compressed inside the cylinder.

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

Translations

1 languages

Forms

more compressed, most compressed
Comparativemore compressed Lesson
Superlativemost compressed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • pressed tightly together:tight
  • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes):flat

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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