compression meaning
EN
[kɒm.prɛʃ.ən] [-ɛʃən] WCompression
- Compression may refer to:
FR compression 
- NounPLcompressionsPREcom-SUF-ion
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In our patients, 7 periprosthetic fractures were treated with locking compression plates, and all patients achieved union.
- A cyclic compression force was then applied as conditioning (40 ± 10 N at 0.5 Hz for 15 min) to remove excess fluid from the discs and to return the disc to its predeath height [ 11 ].
- The tricortical iliac crest bone grafts also have good biomechanical performance and can withstand strong compression forces.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of compression in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "compression" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.