compression
noun
com·pres·sion
kəm-ˈpre-shən 
1
a
: the act, process, or result of compressing
b
: the state of being compressed
2
: the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)
3
: the compressed remains of a fossil plant
4
: conversion (as of data, a data file, or a communications signal) in order to reduce the space occupied or bandwidth required
Examples of compression in a Sentence
the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy
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After securing the rope, customers should cut and remove the original compression strap from the pool, CPSC said.
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Melina Khan, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) explains that the compression strap surrounding each of the pool's exterior can be used as a foothold.1 This allows children to climb into the pool even when the ladder is removed.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 22 July 2025
What To Know The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about five million 48-inch and taller above-ground pools with compression straps made by Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
According to notices published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, the affected pools have compression straps around the exterior that allow children to climb up and into the pool while unattended without a ladder.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Melina Khan, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) explains that the compression strap surrounding each of the pool's exterior can be used as a foothold.1 This allows children to climb into the pool even when the ladder is removed.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 22 July 2025
What To Know The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about five million 48-inch and taller above-ground pools with compression straps made by Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
According to notices published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, the affected pools have compression straps around the exterior that allow children to climb up and into the pool while unattended without a ladder.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for compression
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compression. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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compression
noun
com·pres·sion
kəm-ˈpresh-ən
1
: the act, process, or result of compressing : the state of being compressed
2
: the process of compressing the fuel mixture in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
Medical Definition
compression
noun
com·pres·sion
kəm-ˈpresh-ən
: the act, process, or result of compressing especially when involving a compressing force on a bodily part
compression of an artery by forceps
compression of the brain by the bones of a depressed fracture
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