Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Compression

Compression

A state or condition of being pushed or shortened by a force.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

compress
Automotive; Automobile

To place under pressure or to squeeze into a small space.

compress
Software; Operating systems

To reduce the size of a set of data, such as a file or a communications message, so that it can be stored in less space or transmitted with less bandwidth.

compressed
Natural environment; Coral reefs

A body shape which is flattened laterally, bringing the right and left sides closer together, e.g., a butterfly fish or a flounder.

compression
Natural environment; Coral reefs

In information technology, decreasing the size of stored information by reducing the representation of the information without significantly diminishing the information itself, ...

compressibility
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A compound that enhances some property of, or imparts some new property to, the base fluid. In some hydraulic fluid formulations, the additive volume may constitute as much as 20 ...

air space
Building materials; Lumber

The area between insulation facing and interior of exterior wall coverings. For best results, manufacturers recommend filling this space with insulation and allowing at least 3/4" ...

annual ring
Building materials; Lumber

The rings that are generated each year as a tree grows. The age of the tree can be determined by counting the growth rings. The size of the rings can also indicate what type of ...

compression web
Building materials; Lumber

A member of a truss which connects the bottom and top chords and provides downward support.

conifer
Building materials; Lumber

Conifer species are trees or shrubs of the evergreen variety that bear cones. An example would be the pine.

coniferous forests
Building materials; Lumber

Forests comprised of mostly cone bearing trees such as pine forests.

convection
Building materials; Lumber

Currents created by heating air, which then rises and pulls cooler air behind it.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Katrin Talan
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 0

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Literature Category: General literature

Twilight

The time between dawn and sunrise, and between sunset and dusk. Sunlight scattered in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere, and the ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

10 Countries That Dont Officially Exist

Category: Geography   1 10 Terms

Online Search

Category: Technology   1 1 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS