suppressed adjective. [sǝ'prɛst] E17.
[formed as SUPPRESSANT + -ED¹.]
1. gen. That has been suppressed. E17.
2. Botany. Of a part normally present: absent, not developed. M19.
3. Forestry. Of a small tree: growing beneath the canopy of larger trees and receiving no direct light. L19.
4. Fitted with an interference suppressor. M20.
Special collocations: suppressed carrier Telecommunications a carrier wave which is not transmitted with the signal, but is reintroduced in the receiving apparatus (usu. attrib.).

■ suppressedly [-sɪdli] adverb in a suppressed tone M19.

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