Significado de compress em inglês

compress

verb [ T ]

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/kəmˈpres/

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to press something into a smaller space:

Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure.

compressed air

to make information, a piece of writing, etc. shorter:

compress something into something The course compresses two years' training into six intensive months.

I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs.

to make a computer file use less space when it is stored in the memory of a computer or on a disk, by using a special program:

compress data Engineers have compressed data so much that a single copper wire can carry TV, phone calls, and the internet at the same time.

compress a file I've compressed the files to make them easier to download.

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compress

noun [ C ]

/ˈkɒm.pres/ us

/ˈkɑːm.pres/

a thick, soft piece of cloth that is pressed to a part of a person's body to stop bleeding or to reduce pain or swelling:

a cold/hot compress

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Medical dressings, supports & devices

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(Definição de compress do Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

compress | Dicionário Americano

compress

verb [ T ]

/kəmˈpres/

compress verb [T] (PRESS)

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to press something into a smaller space:

Snow in the crater compresses into a fastest-growing glacier.

Firmly compress the dirt in the pot to hold the plant upright.

To compress also means to shorten something so that it takes less time:

Four years of normal mortgage business is being compressed into two months.

compression

noun [ U ] us

/kəmˈpreʃ·ən/

data compression

compress

noun [ C ]

/ˈkɑm·pres/

compress noun [C] (CLOTH)

a thick, soft piece of cloth that is pressed to a part of a person’s body esp. to help a healing process:

Apply warm compresses to the infected area.

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compress | inglês para Negócios

compress

verb [ T ]

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to make computer information take up less space in memory or on a disk, by using a special program:

Mega sites such as YouTube compress data to accommodate huge numbers of videos.

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decompress

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zip

compression

noun [ U ] /kəmˈpreʃən/

Video formats like VCD and DVD both use MPEG data compression to store the picture and sound information.

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Deprived of other outlets they brought all their compressed energy to bear on the world of literature and ideas.

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The haemoptysis in this case could have been due to erosion of a small vessel of the compressed lung by the false aneurysm.

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Both lungs are compressed, reduced in weight but show normal maturity on histological examination.

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Both studies are difficult, excessively compressed in some places, dilatory in others, and both could have profited from a stronger editorial hand.

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Like all other assessment methods, these are somewhat subjective and also suffer from a compressed score (reported damage levels are often less than 10%).

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There are occasional illustrations, and the print varies in size and direction, hinting at a high-tech medium that has been compressed into book form.

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Cells in the underlying layer are compressed, creating tension in the plant tissue and holding the trap open.

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In addition, during the pre-school years, social activity is compressed into a relatively narrow sphere.

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Although various internal representations are an important type of representations, they are typically compressed, segmented, and distorted forms of the represented entity but not emulations.

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He compresses the historical features of the babu into an unsurpassable portrait.

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Where enforcement relationships in sanctioning systems tend to be compressed and abrupt, compliance enforcement is marked by an extended, incremental approach.

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On occasions, wage pressure exploded in very sharp increases, especially where it had previously been compressed by incomes policies.

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There are 3 arm spines of which the middle one is distinctly enlarged and may be laterally compressed.

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Both expanding and compressing flows are shown to exist.

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The axial magnetic field lines are thus compressed and will conserve their flux throughout the implosion.

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compress | Dicionário Americano

compress verb [T] (PRESS)

compression

compress noun [C] (CLOTH)

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