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Webster 1913 Edition
Compression
Com-pres′sion
,Noun.
[L.
compressio
: cf. F. compression
.] 1.
The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
“Compression of thought.” Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Compression
COMPRESSION
,Noun.
1.
The act of compressing, or of pressing into a narrower compass; the act of forcing the parts of a body into closer union, or density, by the application of force.2.
The state of being compressed.