Hyphenation of compression

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word compression ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

com-pres-sion

Definitions of compression :

1.
An increase in the density of something
2.
The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
The contraction of a gas on cooling
3.
Encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
4.
Applying pressure

Synonyms of compression :

noun compaction, concretion, densification, concentration
noun condensation, contraction, shrinking, shrinkage
noun encoding, encryption
noun compressing, press, pressure, pressing

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