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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lossless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɒs.ləs/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English loss Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English lossless From loss + -less.

Meanings

  1. Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force.
  2. Not losing information.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most lossless Degree=Sup lexicographic
more lossless Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

lossy

Deriveds

losslessness · lossless junction · losslessly

Translations (9)

pl bezstratny (not losing information) · de verlustfrei (not losing information) · cmn 無損 /无损 (not losing information) · ka უდანაკარგო (not losing information) · fi häviötön (not losing information) · sv förlustfri (not losing information) · hu veszteségmentes (not losing information) · cs bezeztrátový (not losing information) · ja ロスレス (not losing information)