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— English words —

• compression n. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
• compression n. (Automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
• compression n. (Computing) The process by which data is compressed.
• compression n. (Music) The electronic process by which any sound’s gain is automatically controlled.
• compression n. (Astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle french - Old french
  • compression n. Compression (act, instance of compressing).

— English word, defined in French —

• compression n. Compression.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• compression s. (Fisica) compressione (atto o effetto del comprimere).
• compression s. (Informatica) compressione (di dati).
• compression s. (Meccanica) compressione (fase di un motore a combustione).

— In French —

• compression n.f. Action de comprimer ou résultat de cette action.
• compression n.f. (Sens figuré) Oppression.
• compression n.f. (Sport) Phénomène d’écrasement du corps qui est ressenti…
• compression n.f. (Sport) (Par extension) Endroit où se produit un phénomène…
• compression n.f. (Sylviculture) Proximité des arbres entre eux, qui les…

45 English words from 6 English definitions

act air and any Astronomy automatically Automotive being body combustion combustion␣engine compaction compressed compressing Compression Computing controlled cycle data density deviation during electronic engine form from fuel gain heavenly heavenly␣body increase instance internal internal␣combustion mixture Music of␣a of␣an process sound spherical state state␣of␣being the which

16 English words from 9 foreign definitions

action Compression corps dati del des écrasement entre est extension les Oppression Par Sens Sport Sylviculture

23 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

arbres atto cette combustione compressione comprimer effetto Endroit eux fase figuré Fisica Informatica Meccanica motore Par␣extension phénomène produit Proximité qui ressenti résultat Sens␣figuré

18 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

compressions compressional compression␣set compressionless compression␣pump compression␣sets compression␣sock compression␣wave compression␣wood compression␣pumps compression␣ratio compression␣socks compression␣waves compression␣ratios compression␣shorts compression␣release compression␣fracture compression␣fractures

9 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

decompressions recompressions uncompressions precompressions decompression␣bomb microcompressions decompression␣bombs decompression␣chamber decompression␣sickness

19 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

decompression recompression uncompression age␣compression noncompression precompression data␣compression overcompression vasocompression microcompression supercompression thermocompression electrocompression globe␣of␣compression microdecompression globes␣of␣compression effective␣compression selective␣compression time-space␣compression

37 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

com COM .com com- com. Com. comp Comp comp. Comp. compress ess ESS -ess Ess. ion Ion -ion MPR pre pre- pres Pres pres. Pres. press Press pression res RES Res. -ress sion Sion -sion SSI S.S.I.

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ERP ISS Isse moc MOC NOI NOIs OIs OIS PMO rpm RPM ser SER ser. SERP SSE

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

compressions micropersons microsponges mycosporines rose␣campions senomorphics spinochromes

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

compersion meconopsis procession promession spoonerism

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