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a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water. Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. D. Webster. The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. Melmoth.…

Flattened lengthwise. Compessed air engine, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air.

A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.

The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.

Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

The quality of being compressible; compressibility.

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed. "Compression of thought." Johnson.

n small arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and harder jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part.

Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.

Anything which serves to compress; as:

Compression.

The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids. The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.

Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. -- In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.

Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.

Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.

nd shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.

To pour out or upon. [R.] I first affused water upon the compressed beans. Boyle.

ch surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.

A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air.

An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. Knight.