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- [law-see, los-ee]
- /ˈlɔ si, ˈlɒs i/
- /ˈlɒs.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [law-see, los-ee]
- /ˈlɔ si, ˈlɒs i/
Definitions of lossy word
- adjective lossy (of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy. 1
- noun lossy Having or involving the dissipation of electrical or electromagnetic energy. 1
- noun Technical meaning of lossy (algorithm) A term describing a data compression algorithm which actually reduces the amount of information in the data, rather than just the number of bits used to represent that information. The lost information is usually removed because it is subjectively less important to the quality of the data (usually an image or sound) or because it can be recovered reasonably by interpolation from the remaining data. Opposite: lossless. 1
- adjective lossy (of a dielectric material, transmission line, etc) designed to have a high attenuation; dissipating energy 0
- adjective lossy (telecommunications) of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength. 0
- adjective lossy (power systems) of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss. 0
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Origin of lossy
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; loss + -y1
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Parts of speech for Lossy
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lossy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lossy usage trend in Literature
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