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compression

[kuhm-presh-uhn] / kəmˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
condensation
Synonyms


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It will upgrade facilities in New York and Texas that make and service compression equipment used to move gas and liquids through pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trigeminal neuralgia is usually caused by compression of the trigeminal nerve - which transmits sensations of pain and touch from your face, teeth and mouth to the brain.

From BBC

And it's not only on compression ratio, but on other things too.

From BBC

These extra variations were designed to reflect realistic changes, such as compression and edge displacement, that occur as footprints are preserved over time.

From Science Daily

“Essentially, we see this much software multiple compression about once every five years, on an enterprise value/sales basis, and every 15 years on earnings,” said Trivariate’s founder Adam Parker.

From Barron's