"compressional" meaning in English

See compressional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more compressional [comparative], most compressional [superlative]
Etymology: From compression + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compression|al}} compression + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} compressional (comparative more compressional, superlative most compressional)
  1. The quality of compression
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