lossy

[ law-see, los-ee ]

adjective

, Electricity.

1. (of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.

lossy

/ ˈlɒsɪ /

adjective

1. (of a dielectric material, transmission line, etc) designed to have a high attenuation; dissipating energy Compare lossless

   lossy line

Word History and Origins

Origin of lossy¹

First recorded in 1945–50; loss + -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lossy¹

C20: from loss

Example Sentences

Wi-Fi audio makes this particularly clear because it comes in higher fidelity than lossy Bluetooth broadcasts.

From Popular-Science

Pro photographers typically shoot in raw because it maintains image data that’s outside the scope of what a lossy format like JPEG can handle.

From Popular-Science

Which Buddy did as quick as a wink, and lossy-me and a pancake!

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