Compressing

Examples

• By compressing or exhausting air through this tube it is obvious that the lever, N, will be raised or depressed, and the clockwork set going accordingly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Yes,' said Mrs. Sparsit, suddenly compressing her mouth, 'he had that—honour. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• There are the presses also that are used in compressing cotton. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Shirley leaned forwards on the table, her nostrils dilating a little, her taper fingers interlaced and compressing each other hard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Among the pioneers was one which received the round bunch between two compressing jaws, and pressed it flat. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It follows from this law that the density and tension, and therefore the expansive force of a gas, are proportional to the compressing force to which it is subjected. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He looked at me fixedly, compressing his well-cut lips while he did so. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• C is an air compressing pump, whose plunger descending compresses the air and forces it out through valve I, pipe 2, and coil 3. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

Edited by Albert