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lossy compression

The compression of binary data into a form which when it is re expanded has most but not all of the original information It is used primarily for compression of images and sounds and is designed to provide a high degree of compression at the cost of a slight loss of data It is expemplified by the JPEG compression standard Images compressed by a lossy compression algorithm are re expanded into an image close but not identical to the original image the difference between the original and the reconstructed image may be imperceptible to normal viewing by the eye...


Compressibility

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


Compressive

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


Compressibleness

The quality of being compressible compressibility...


Compression

The act of compressing or state of being compressed...


Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), means mixtures of hydrocarbon gases and vapours, consisting mainly of Methane in gaseous form, which has been compressed for use as automotive fuel. [Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004, R. 2(viii)]...


Compress

To press or squeeze together to force into a narrower compass to reduce the volume of by pressure to compact to condense as to compress air or water...


Compression projectile

A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or formerly by means of an envelope of soft metal In small arms the modern projectile having a soft core and harder jacket is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part...


Carnots cycle

An ideal heat engine cycle in which the working fluid goes through the following four successive operations 1 Isothermal expansion to a desired point 2 adiabatic expansion to a desired point 3 isothermal compression to such a point that 4 adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state...


Incompressible

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...


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