concision — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brevity noun The quality of using few words; concise and economical expression.
- compression noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
- conciseness noun The property of being concise; succinctness.
Senses
concision is used for these senses in English:
- brevity (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
- brevity (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
- conciseness The property of being concise; succinctness.
brevity — full definition
- noun The quality of using few words; concise and economical expression.
- noun Shortness of duration.
compression — full definition
- noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
- noun (mechanics) The stage in an engine's cycle where the fuel-air mixture is squeezed before ignition.
- noun (computing) The process of reducing the size of a digital file.