| anglais > français | |
| compression | |
| 1. n. Compression. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| compression | |
| 1. n. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction. |  |
| 2. n. (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed. |  |
| 3. n. (computing) The process by which data is compressed. |  |
| 4. n. (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled. |  |
| 5. n. (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form. |  |