Compression

Entertainment / Golf / Compression: 1. The resilience of a golf ball 2. The flattening of the golf ball when contacted by the club
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Compression Ratio

Technology / Motorcycle / Compression Ratio: In an internal combustion engine, the measurement of the difference between cylinder volume at BDC and TDC. This is the ratio of the maximum-to-minimum volume within the cylinder, between the piston a MORE

Compression Driver

Technology / Home Audio / Compression Driver: Compression drivers are usually dynamic; that is, with a magnet and interacting coil arrangement, and a small diaphragm as the main transducer. These are the motor parts, also known as the driver, of MORE

Chest Compressions

Health / First Aid / Chest Compressions: Chest compressions are often used in conjunction with rescue breathing. Learn the full definition of chest compressions. MORE

Non-Lossy Compression

Technology / Home Audio / Non-Lossy Compression: A form of data compression which seeks out chunks of data which are identical, replacing them with markers called keys. In this way, the file is reduced in size, and when it is decompressed by the rec MORE

Price Compression

Business / Finance / Price Compression: The limitation of the price appreciation potential for a callable bond in a declining interest rate environment, based on the expectation that the bond will be redeemed at the call price. MORE

Salary Compression

Business / Human Resources (HR) / Salary Compression: Pay differentials too small to be considered equitable. The term may apply to differences between (1) the pay of supervisors and subordinates; (2) the pay of experienced and newly hired incumbents of MORE