Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.
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Compression
/kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
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compactioncompressingconcretionconsolidationscontractioncrimpingcrushescrushingdata compressiondata reductionelastic bandagefile size reductionflattening
compressureconcentrationconcretioncondensationconsolidationconspectusconstrictionconstringencycontractioncontracturecrushcurtailmentdecreasedensificationdiminuendoelisionellipsisepitomeforeshorteninghardening
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condense data
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14 entriesconcentrationdata processingencodingencryptioninformation technologymedical treatmentpresspressingpressureprocessshrinkageshrinkingtechniquetherapeutic care
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6 entriesair compressioncompression bandagecompression stockingsdata compressionlossless compressionlossy compression
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6 entriesair compressioncompression ratiodata compressionfile size reductionlossless compressionlossy compression
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Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss.
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Temperature is mean kinetic energy, not energy over volume; compression heats a gas by doing work on it; and a gas that expands without doing work does not cool.
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Fossilization is the result of the compression of organisms by the earth during a lot of time.
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