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▪ I. comˈpressing, vbl. n.
[f. compress v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb.; compression.
1398[see compress v. 1 b]. 1804Med. Jrnl. XII. 546 The compressing of the principal artery or arteries that supply the part or parts with blood..will stop the bleeding.
▪ II. compressing, ppl. a.|kəmˈprɛsɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That compresses.
1660Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. xiii. 85 The Vessel..made..less full of compressing matter. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. 5 foot-n., One of Mr. Hawkesbee's Compressing Engines. 1860Tyndall Glac. ii. App. 432 A compressing force acting at right angles to the planes of cleavage. 1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 31/2 The air-compressing engine of Sommeilleur..worked the rock-drills. |