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compression — ► NOUN 1) the action of compressing or being compressed. 2) the reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition. DERIVATIVES compressional adjective … English terms dictionary
compression chamber — UK US noun [countable] [singular compression chamber plural compression chambers] physics the part of a jet engine where air is put under extra pressure before it is sent into the … Useful english dictionary
compression ratio — noun a) The ratio of the volume between the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the piston before and after the compression stroke b) The ratio of the size of compressed data after the execution of some compression algorithm to the … Wiktionary
compression — noun Compression is used before these nouns: ↑bandage Compression is used after these nouns: ↑image … Collocations dictionary
compression — c.1400, from M.Fr. compression (14c.), from L. compressionem (nom. compressio) a pressing together, noun of action from compress , pp. stem of comprimere (see COMPRESS (Cf. compress)). Related: Compressional wave (1887) … Etymology dictionary
compression ignition — noun : ignition in an internal combustion engine in which the necessary high temperature is produced by compressing air in the cylinder before admission of the fuel (as in a diesel engine) compression ignition engine * * * compression ignition,… … Useful english dictionary
compression wave — noun see compressional wave * * * a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted. Also, compressional wave. Cf. expansion wave. [1885 90] * * * compression wave, Physics. a wave in which the particles of a substance move… … Useful english dictionary
compression-ignition engine — noun An internal combustion engine in which ignition of the liquid fuel injected into the cylinder is performed by the heat of compression of the air charge • • • Main Entry: ↑compress … Useful english dictionary
compression wave — noun Any wave that is propagated by the compression of a fluid; examples include sound Syn: longitudinal wave … Wiktionary
compression fracture — noun Any fracture of a bone (most often a load bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression … Wiktionary
compression cup — noun : an oil cup or grease cup in which the grease or oil is forced to the bearing surface by compression (as by screwing down the top) … Useful english dictionary