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compression

/kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/
noun
  1. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.

  2. The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.

  3. The process by which data is compressed.

Antonymsdecompression, rarefaction

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