Definisjon av compress på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
		medical dressing, dressing the act of applying a bandage
Verb
compress - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
		constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
		tighten become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
		strangle, choke die from strangulation
		prim dress primly
		astringe become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"
		strangulate become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
		convulse be overcome with laughter
		convulse be overcome with laughter
		overbear, bear down bear too much
		gag, fret, choke make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
		scrag, choke breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
compress - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
		compact, pack together
		uncompress, decompress restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"
		press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
		wedge, force, squeeze squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
		tamp, tamp down, pack press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

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Substantiv
compress - A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc. , used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
compress - A machine for compressing.
Verb
compress - To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
compress - To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
compress - To condense into a more economic, easier format.
compress - To abridge.

compress is a UNIX compression program based on the LZC compression method, which is an LZW implementation using variable size pointers as in LZ78.

compress
Any therapeutic material that is used to cover an injury.
compress
To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
compress
A soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.