Compression has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion. | |
| 2. | Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss. | |
| 3. | 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. | |
| 4. | Fossilization is the result of the compression of organisms by the earth during a lot of time. | |
| 5. | 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. | |
| 6. | How long should I wear compression stockings to improve my circulation? | |
| 7. | How long should I wear compression stockings after surgery? |