Word: compressional
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Only when Kelly denies his work this imagery of encounter and compression does it lean to dullness, as in a set of large rectangular panels, each painted one flat primary color, which have the look of august and boring decoration and cannot hold the eye.
Although Wyeth is sometimes described as a "realist," the term is misleading when applied to him; his images are not direct transcriptions of what he sees, unedited slices of life. There is always a great deal of compression, suppression and choice-sometimes, it is true, bending to sentimentality but in...
As the summer driving season approaches, high-compression concern has been building up among the motoring public over the shortage of gasoline. Nearly 2,000 independent filling stations across the nation have either run out of gas completely or are staying open only on a day-to-day basis. Officials...
No one seems certain about the best way to treat tennis elbow. Some doctors recommend complete rest for the arm. Some players, influenced by folklore, wear copper bracelets and report beneficial effects-despite the scoffing of medical scientists. A few doctors and many tennis pros suggest a more practical remedy...
Karol's machine, like the Wankel, works on the rotary principle; that is, the energy from its burning fuel is converted directly into rotary motion.* Yet unlike other rotaries, it retains many of the acknowledged advantages of conventional internal-combustion engines. In standard auto engines, for example, the reciprocating...