Sentence examples for compress against from inspiring English sources

Cardinal Ratzinger's commentary said the images were not to be taken literally, but rather "synthesize and compress against a single background facts which extend through time".

Fibres spun from very large bundles of fibre, called tow, are generally crimped in-line by feeding two tows into a stuffer box, where the tows fold and compress against each other to form a plug of yarn.

The bubbles may compress against the endothelial wall, obstructing and stripping the endothelial cells (Nossum et al. 1999).

Hold a cold compress against your eye.

Place the compress against your skin.

Hold the compress against the baby's stomach for several minutes.

Compression was initiated by raising the LCP until the aggregate became compressed against the UCP.

The oval windows with criss-cross lines are metaphors for "balls compressing against hard surfaces," Mr. Kanner said.

Daniel uses a vacuum pump to hold the veneer in place with even atmospheric pressure that compresses against the map until the glue sets.

The mass is compressed against a frictional surface by a combination of linear and torsional springs, similar to a brush held against a commutator in electric motors.

The artery compressed against the vertebra at the top of his spine, right at the base of the skull, resulting in a hemorrhage.