compressibility

Examples

• All

• Both of these soils plot in the high compressibility range on a standard plasticity chart (Figure 2).

  Academic text (1998)

• Clearly, a metamaterial with negative compressibility would have some interesting applications.

  Blog text (9)

• And this is the idea of the compressibility of gases.

• Note that materials with a larger compressibility factor require more pressure to compress the material by a given percentage.

  Academic text (1990)

• The compressibility along an isotherm above the critical temperature (orange) is always finite.

  Academic text (2002)

• Values of compliance factor and compressibility factor are listed in Table 1 for selected commercially available polyethylene cellular foams.

  Academic text (1990)

• The compressibility of this foam allows it to be easily packed for storage.

• Engineers often measure the compressibility of materials to ensure they can withstand pressure.

• The scientist explained how the compressibility of different substances affects their behavior under stress.

Synonyms

S

squeezability

vscompressibility

7.2

How easily something becomes smaller when you press it

is the ability to reduce volume when pressure is applied

C

compactability

vscompressibility

7.5

How easily a material can be pressed into a smaller space

is the general capacity to decrease volume under applied pressure

Antonyms

I

incompressibility

• Specialized

8.9

A material like water that resists being pushed into a smaller space

How Compressible

compressibility

• Specialized

1 7.4

incompressibility

• Specialized

8.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology