adj. Flattened, especially when along its entire length.
v. Simple past tense and past participle of compress.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
adj. Flattened lengthwise.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pressed into narrow compass; condensed; especially, flattened laterally or lengthwise; having the two opposite sides flattened or plane.
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adj. pressed tightly together
adj. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
adj. reduced in volume by pressure
Word Usage
""Spunnels" in the public's jargon, came into being, the term compressed from the phrase "hyperspace tunnels," a universal phenomenon once suspected and eventually confirmed."