lossy

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English

Etymology

loss +‎ -y

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value UK is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlɒsi/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlɔsi/, /ˈlɑsi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒsi
  • Rhymes: -ɔːsi

Adjective

lossy (comparative lossier, superlative lossiest)

  1. (telecommunications) Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
  2. (power systems) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
  3. (of an algorithm for converting or compressing data) Reducing the amount of information in data.
    JPEG is a lossy image compression format.

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