Meanings
nountime compression (countable and uncountable, plural time compressions)
plural time compressions
- countableuncountablebroadcastingThe rendering of a video or a video clip of a shorter duration than real time.
- countableuncountableliteratureThe concept of condensing all of time and space into a single moment, or a singularity.
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time compression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20compression
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“time compression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20compression. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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