compression (n.)

• abbreviation
• abridgment
• abstract
• agglutination
• apocope
• astringency
• bottleneck
• cervix
• circumscription
• clumping
• clustering
• coarctation
• compaction
• concentration
• concretion
• condensation
• consolidation
• conspectus
• constriction
• contraction
• contracture
• crush
• curtailment
• decrease
• densification
• diminuendo
• elision
• ellipsis
• epitome
• hardening
• hourglass
• isthmus
• knitting
• narrowing
• neck
• nip
• pinch
• precis
• press
• pressure
• recap
• recapitulation
• reduction
• retrenchment
• shortening
• solidification
• squeeze
• squeezing
• strangulation
• striction
• stricture
• summary
• summation
• syncope
• synopsis
• systole
• tightening
• truncation
• tweak