relación de compresión
/relaθjon de kompɾesjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'compression ratio' is relación de compresión in Spanish.
This term refers to the ratio of the size of compressed data to uncompressed data. In technical contexts, you may also see the alternative term tasa de compresión used to refer to the compression ratio.
Meaning: the ratio of the size of compressed data to uncompressed data (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase relación de compresión is composed of relación (relation/ratio), de (of) and compresión (compression).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain Latin American countries, cociente de compresión may be used instead of coeficiente de compresión.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'compression ratios', the noun relación is pluralized to relaciones while the rest of the phrase remains unchanged.
How do you pronounce it?
/relaθjon de kompɾesjon/
Did you know?
- While relación means 'ratio' in this technical sense, in everyday Spanish it is the most common word for a 'relationship' between two people.
- The word relación shares an ancient root with the English word 'bear', originating from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-.
- If you are working with engines rather than data, the phrase relación de compresión refers to the physical volume ratio within a cylinder.
Examples in context
- La relación de compresión en un motor es crucial para su rendimiento.The compression ratio in an engine is crucial for its performance.
- El coeficiente de compresión de un motor diesel es mayor que el de uno de gasolina.The compression ratio of a diesel engine is higher than that of a gasoline one.
- Mejoré el ratio de compresión de mi coche y ahora es mucho más potente.I improved the compression ratio of my car and now it is much more powerful.
- La relación de compresión es muy alta.The compression ratio is very high.
- Necesitamos mejorar la relación de compresión del archivo.We need to improve the compression ratio of the file.
- Ese algoritmo tiene una buena relación de compresión.That algorithm has a good compression ratio.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are discussing data storage at work.
- Javier¿Cuál es la relación de compresión de este video?What is the compression ratio of this video?
- ElenaEs de diez a uno, Javier.It is ten to one, Javier.
- JavierEs una relación de compresión excelente para nosotros.It is an excellent compression ratio for us.
- ElenaSí, el archivo ahora es mucho más pequeño.Yes, the file is much smaller now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries compresión, de, relación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
