c. 1400, from Middle French compression (14c.), from Latin compressionem (nominative compressio) "a pressing together," noun of action from past participle stem of comprimere "to squeeze" (see compress (v.)). Related: Compressional. Compressional wave is attested from 1887.
实用例句
1. The compression and density make this a difficult book to read, but it richly rewards the effort.
这本书内容丰富，思想深刻，很难读懂，但是非常值得一读。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This compression is not dissipated by agents.
这一浓缩作用不会被药剂所消除。
来自辞典例句
3. A gas is cooled by expansion and heated by compression.
气体膨胀时冷却,压缩时变热.
来自辞典例句
4. Stenosis may be caused by cicatricial tissue or by compression.
食道狭窄可由斑痕组织或压迫所引起.
来自辞典例句
5. Cracks may initiate in compression, and certainly in tension.
