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Definition: Compression |
CompressionNoun1. An increase in the density of something. 2. The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together: "the contraction of a gas on cooling". 3. Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required. 4. Applying pressure. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "compression" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
Etymology: Compression \Com*pres"sion\, noun. [Latin expression compressio: compare to the French expression compression.]. (references) |
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Computing | Compression 1. (Or "compaction") The coding of data to save storage space or transmission time. Although data is already coded in digital form for computer processing, it can often be coded more efficiently (using fewer bits). For example, run-length encoding replaces strings of repeated characters (or other units of data) with a single character and a count. There are many compression algorithms and utilities. Compressed data must be decompressed before it can be used. The standard Unix compression utilty is called compress though GNU's superior gzip has largely replaced it. Other compression utilties include pack, zip and PKZIP. When compressing several similar files, it is usually better to join the files together into an archive of some kind (using tar for example) and then compress them, rather than to join together individually compressed files. This is because some common compression algorithms build up tables based on the data from their current input which they have already compressed. They then use this table to compress subsequent data more efficiently. See also TIFF, JPEG, MPEG, Lempel-Ziv Welch, "lossy", "lossless". Compression FAQ (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/compression-faq/). Usenet newsgroups: news:comp.compression, news:comp.compression.research. 2. |
Aerospace | 1. = ellipticity. See flattening.2. More generally, the act of compressing, pressing together; as in compression waves, compression ratio. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The process of making the louder passages a bit quieter(and sometimes, making the quiet ones a bit louder)in order to reduce background noise and increase the effective range of the station. Source: European Union. (references) |
Environment | Reduction of the hollow space volume, for example, in waste as a result of added load; cf. baling, stationary compactor, landfill compactor. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | The gradual reduction in volume of a soil mass resulting from an increase in compressive stress. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | In a refrigerating system, a process by which the refrigerant pressure is increased. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A system of forces or stresses that tends to decrease the volume or to shorten a substance, or the change of volume produced by such a system offorces. (references) |
Physics | Stress applied to a body in such a way that at any point there is a pressure of same value and direction. Source: European Union. (references) |
Post & Telecom | An alteration of tones in a received picture in which a portion of the tone range of the original occupies less of the tone range in the received picture. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Process of reducing the ratio between signals derived from white portions of the picture and those derived from black portions of the picture. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Automatic reduction, according to a specified law, of the variation of the mean level of a signal, the mean being taken over a period of time specified in each case. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The process of reducing the ratio between signals derived from white portions of the picture and those derived from black portions of the picture. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Compression."
Synonyms: CompressionSynonyms: compaction (n), compressing (n), concretion (n), condensation (n), contraction (n), densification (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: decompression (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Compendium | Abbreviation, abbreviature; contraction; shortening; compression. |
Conciseness | Noun: conciseness; Adjective: brevity, " the soul of wit", laconism; Tacitus; ellipsis; syncope; abridgment; (shortening); compression; epitome; monostich; brunch word, portmanteau word. |
Contraction | Condensation, compression, compactness; compendium; squeezing; Verb: strangulation; corrugation; astringency; astringents, sclerotics; contractility, compressibility; coarctation. |
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 | The "face" on Mars. Taken from image 035A72. The image wasclipped, inverted (to produce the usual orientation which has been published),magnified by a factor of three, and contrast enhanced again, all usingColor It!™. (Note: Much of the "blocky" nature of the image is causedby the lossy compression scheme used in JPEG files.). Credit: NASA. |  | As the net draws tighter a few fish are seen as the initial casualties of the progressive compression of the school within the net. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Figure 9. Sands sounder invented by Commander Benjamin F. Sands, USN, while on duty with the U. S. Coast Survey in 1857. Compression of the spring actuated levers, which separated the symmetric halves of the weight which then fell to the bottom. A valve was actuated creating a void which allowed sediment to enter the tube. Pulling up the line reset the valve capturing the bottom sample. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Osmotic compression is used to determine the radial force generated by attached acto-myosin crossbridges in a muscle. (Picture courtesy Leepo Yu, NIH). Credit: NICHD. |
 | Machine de M. Petit pour la compression des vaisseaux. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ||
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The convent is a compression which, in order to triumph over the human heart, must continue through the whole life |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Tom let the truck roll and started on compression. |
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Health | The injury may result from compression, constriction, or stretching. (references) | |
The most common form of compression neuropathy is carpal tunnel syndrome. (references) | ||
People with diabetes are also prone to developing compression neuropathies. (references) | ||
Business | Therefore, compression plants will be in demand. (references) | |
Best sales prospects include the long list of equipment related to pipeline construction and gas compression. (references) | ||
As such, products or components that enable WAP, Bluetooth, smart devices, data compression, and security have the greatest sales prospects. (references) | ||
Economic History | Venezuela | Best business prospects are: drilling services, gas compression, retailing lubricants and refinery maintenance. (references) |
Uae | The project includes installation of a processing plant for dehydration and compression of gas before reinjection. (references) | |
Bahrain | Tender documents have been issued by the MEW for the construction of a thermo compression desalination plant, which will be built in Hawar Island. (references) | |
Political Economy | COLOMBIA | Currency depreciation together with import compression due to recession produced a dramatic turnaround in Colombia's overall trade balance, as well as its bilateral balance with the United States. (references) |
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| "Compression" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.92% of the time. "Compression" is used about 554 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.92% | 548 | 11,337 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.54% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 0.54% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 554 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | OEC Compression Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "compression": adiabatic compression ♦ compound compression ♦ compression bandage ♦ compression chamber ♦ compression cock ♦ compression condenser ♦ compression fracture ♦ Compression member ♦ compression of air ♦ compression of the external popliteal nerve ♦ compression paralysis ♦ compression perpendicular to the grain ♦ Compression projectile ♦ compression ration ♦ compression strength ♦ compression syndrome ♦ compression wood ♦ concrete diametric compression test ♦ data compression ♦ deflate compression ♦ deflate/inflate compression ♦ file compression ♦ fractal compression ♦ Globe of compression ♦ image compression ♦ lossless audio compression ♦ lossless compression ♦ lossless Predictive Audio Compression ♦ lossy audio compression ♦ lossy compression ♦ LZ compression ♦ LZ77 compression ♦ LZ78 compression ♦ LZH compression ♦ LZW compression ♦ nerve compression ♦ Nerve Compression Syndromes ♦ side compression ♦ sidewise compression ♦ Spinal Cord Compression ♦ stac compression ♦ Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes ♦ vertebral artery compression ♦ video compression ♦ yield strength under compression. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "compression": compression-decompression, compression-ignited, compression-ignition, compression-moulded, compression-moulding. | |
Ending with "compression": data-compression, de-compression, high-compression, pre-compression, time-compression. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "compression"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shtrydhje (crush, extrusion, wring), ngjeshje (conciseness, congestion, cram, density, jam, jaw, jostle, squash, squeeze), ndrydhje (constriction, dislocation, jaw, Rick, sprain, suppression, wrench, wrick). (various references) | |
Arabic | ضغط (bear in mind, compress, compressing, crowd, depress, duress, force, hustle, jam, lay stress on smth., lean, lobby, lobbying, pinch, press, pressure, push, screw, smash, squeeze, strain, stress, telescope, tension), إنضغاط. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сгъстяване (coagulation, condensation, evaporation, fixation, thickening), свиване (constriction, contraction, cringing, crouch, flection, flick, inflection, inflexion, retraction, shrink, shrinkage, shrug), сбитост (brevity, briefness, conciseness, concision, condensation, firmness, terseness, tightness), компресия, натиск (arm-twisting, compulsion, delivery, heat, pressure, push, screw, squeeze, stress, thrust, urgency). (various references) | |
Chinese | 压缩 (Compress, Compressed, Compressing, Compressive), "縮 (to compress). (various references) | |
Czech | zhuštìní, stlaèení (squeeze), slisovaní, komprimování, komprese. (various references) | |
Danish | compressio (pressure), trykspor (pressure), trykfoelger (pressure), tryk (pressure, print), signalkompression (data compression), sammentrykning (bottoming, buckle, collapsing), sammenpresning (compaction, consolidation, cramming, debulking, densification, packing, rolling, tractor rolling), positiv halvboelge, kontrastundertrykkelse, kontrastkompression, konsolidering (consolidation, funding, settlement, subsidence), komprimering (compacting, compaction, consolidation, debulking), kompression, del af sinusboelge (rarefaction), billedoploesning. (various references) | |
Dutch | compactie (compacting, compaction, settling, subsidence), compressie (pressure, space occupying process), compressio (pressure, space occupying process), comprimeren (compress), comprimeren van gegevens (data compression), comprimering (compacting, compaction), consolidatie (consolidation, funding), distorsie (distortion), beeldscherpte, defragmantatie, volledige veeraanslag (bottoming), distorsio, druk (adroit, agile, alert, brisk, busy, edition, keen, pressure, print), kompressie, samendrukking (compacting, compaction, pressure, space occupying process), spanning (anxiety, tension, voltage), verdichten (compacting, compaction, densification), verdichting (compacting, compaction, congestion, crowding, densification, overcrowding, packing, rolling, tractor rolling), definitie (definition). (various references) | |
Farsi | هم فشارش , تراکم (Aggregate, Aggregation, Congeries, Congestion, Density), اختصار (Brevity, Compendium, Contraction), بهم فشردگی . (various references) | |
Finnish | puristus (jam, pressing, pressure, squeeze). (various references) | |
French | compression (compressing). (various references) | |
German | kompression (compaction, data compression), Komprimierung (compaction), Druck (copy, force, heat, imprint, oppressiveness, press, pressure, print, printing, push, strain, tension, thrust, urgency), verdichtung (build up, compaction, condensation, condensing, deepening, heightening, increase, intensification, thickening, worsening). (various references) | |
Greek | συμπίεση (compacting, compaction, constriction, data compression, packing, release phase, rendering, rolling, squeeze, tamping, upsetting), συμπύκνωση (condensation). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לחיצ" (clasp, gripe, jam, pressure, push), ""חס" (squeeze), "חיסות (compactness, density, thickness, tightness), "חיס" (condensation), "חוס (compact, compressed, crowded, dense, pressed, thick, tight). (various references) | |
Hungarian | összenyomás (crush, squeeze, squeezing), tömörítés (jumping, upsetting), sűrítés (concentration, condensation, densification). (various references) | |
Italian | pressione (impaction, oppressiveness, press, pressure, printing, push, strain, stress, thrust), compressione (constriction, impaction, jam, pinch, squeeze). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 圧搾 (pressure). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あっしゅく (condensation, pressure), あっさくき (compressor, press), あっさく (pressure), あっぱくせい. (various references) | |
Korean | 압축 (Compacting, Compressed, Compressing, Compressive). (various references) | |
Manx | faastey (compress, squeeze, twist, wring, wringing). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ompressioncay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | compressão (constriction, crush, jamming, pressure, retrenchment, squeeze). (various references) | |
Romanian | condensare (concentration, condensation), comprimare (condensation, constriction, nip, squeeze), reducere (abatement, abridgement, abridgment, contraction, curtailment, cut, deflation, degression, derogation, discount, dockage, drawback, drop, rebate, reduction, retrenchment, sinking). (various references) | |
Russian | сжатие (clutch, constriction, constringency, contraction, grasp, jam, nip, pinch, pressing, pressure, shrinkage, squeeze). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sabijanje, sažimanje (condensation, summing up), kompresija. (various references) | |
Spanish | compresión (crush). (various references) | |
Swedish | kompression (compaction), tryck (costraint, heat, oppression, pressure, print, push, squeeze, stress, weight). (various references) | |
Turkish | tazyik (pressure), sıkıştırma (importunity, incarceration, pressing, push, squeeze), kompresyon, kısaltma (abbr, abbreviation, abridgement, compendium, compress, condensation, curtailment, retrenchment, shortening, summary), bastırma (appeasement, depression, repression, stranglehold, suppression, whipping), basınç (piezo-, pressure, strain, stress, thrust), özetleme (abridgement, summariness, summarizing, summation, summing up). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | стискання (clasp, clench, constringency, jam, pinching), компресія, згущування (evaporation), здавлювання. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự lèn, sự cô đọng, sự ép (crush, expression, press, reduction, squeeze), sự đầm. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "compression": compressional, compressions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "compression": decompression. (additional references) | |
Words containing "compression": decompressions. (additional references) | |
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"Compression" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compersion, compresion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "compression" (pronounced kumpre"shun) |
| 9 | k u m p r e" sh u n | decompression. |
| 7 | -m p r e" sh u n | impression, misimpression. |
| 6 | -p r e" sh u n | depression, expression, oppression, repression, suppression. |
| 5 | -r e" sh u n | aggression, digression, discretion, freshen, indiscretion, nonaggression, progression, regression, transgression. |
| 4 | -e" sh u n | accession, concession, confession, hessian, intercession, obsession, possession, precession, procession, profession, recession, repossession, secession, session, succession. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, potion, precaution, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, prognostication, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, representation, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-s" | |
-1 letter: procession, spoonerism. | |
-2 letters: composers, comprises, conspires, coreopsis, empoisons, incorpses, moonrises, pecorinos, poisoners, roominess, scorpions. | |
-3 letters: composer, composes, compress, comprise, conioses, conspire, corpsmen, crimsons, crispens, empoison, erosions, imposers, incomers, incorpse, ionomers, moonrise, necrosis, omicrons, oosperms, pecorino, peonisms, pocosins, poisoner, poorness, primness, princess, promines, promises, ropiness, scoopers, scorpion, semipros, sermonic, snoopers, snoopier, spoonier, spoonies. | |
-4 letters: censors. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-s" | |
+1 letter: compressions. | |
+2 letters: compressional, decompression, mispronounces. | |
+3 letters: chemisorptions, comprehensions, decompressions, precombustions, protectionisms, recompositions. | |
+4 letters: noncompressible, overcompressing, pharmacognosies, promiscuousness. | |
+5 letters: commissionership, incomprehensions, intercomparisons, introspectionism, miscomprehension, overconsumptions. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Company Usage 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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