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   Com·pres·sion

   /kəmˈpreSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of compressing or being compressed.
   • ▪ the reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure) of the fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine before ignition.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compressio(n-), from comprimere ‘press together’ (see compress).

   Derivatives

   • 1. compressional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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