compressió
See also: compressio
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compressiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pɾə.siˈo]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pɾə.siˈo]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.pɾe.siˈo]
Noun
compressió f (plural compressions)
- compression, the act of compressing, the state of being compressed, the effect of having been compressed
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
Related terms
Further reading
- “compressió”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “compressió”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “compressió” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “compressió” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.