What part of speech is compression?

Compression can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does compression mean?

Definitions

Noun

compression - applying pressure
compression - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
compression - an increase in the density of something

Examples of compression

#   Sentence  
1. noun The chiro/acupuncturist will be there to evaluate the horse for wobblers which is often caused by spinal compression and can be confused with EPM.
2. noun Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.
3. noun Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss.
4. noun Temperature is mean kinetic energy, not energy over volume; compression heats a gas by doing work on it; and a gas that expands without doing work does not cool.
5. noun Fossilization is the result of the compression of organisms by the earth during a lot of time.
6. noun Einstein had posited that large gravitational forces could stretch light, much like the compression and stretching of sound waves we perceive with the change of pitch of a passing train.
7. noun How long should I wear compression stockings to improve my circulation?
8. noun How long should I wear compression stockings after surgery?
Sentence  
noun
The chiro/acupuncturist will be there to evaluate the horse for wobblers which is often caused by spinal compression and can be confused with EPM.
Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.
Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss.
Temperature is mean kinetic energy, not energy over volume; compression heats a gas by doing work on it; and a gas that expands without doing work does not cool.
Fossilization is the result of the compression of organisms by the earth during a lot of time.
Einstein had posited that large gravitational forces could stretch light, much like the compression and stretching of sound waves we perceive with the change of pitch of a passing train.
How long should I wear compression stockings to improve my circulation?
How long should I wear compression stockings after surgery?

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