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squeezability

squeezability

7.2
How easily something becomes smaller when you press it
  • noun
  • /skwiːzəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : capacidad de compresión
  • The squeezability of this sponge is impressive.

Examples

  • The squeezability of the new plastic bottles makes them convenient for travel.

  • Toy manufacturers test for squeezability to ensure products are safe for children.

  • Designers considered both squeezability and durability when choosing the packaging material.

  • How does the squeezability of this material compare to others?

  • Designers considered both squeezability and durability when choosing the packaging material.

  • The squeezability of the new plastic bottles makes them convenient for travel.

  • Toy manufacturers test for squeezability to ensure products are safe for children.

Synonyms

softness
vssqueezability
4 1.1

A thing that is easy to press or cut, like dough

is specifically about reducing volume under pressure rather than general low resistance
compressibility
vssqueezability
  • Specialized
1 7.4

How much a material becomes smaller when you press it

is the general everyday quality rather than a precise measurement
compactability
vssqueezability
7.5

How easily a material can be pressed into a smaller space

is broader, meaning general ability to reduce volume under pressure
packability
vssqueezability
  • Specialized
7.0

How well a material like powder can be pressed to take up little space

is the general property for any material under pressure rather than powder-specific
squishiness
vssqueezability
5.3

A soft quality that makes things easy to press or squeeze

is about measurable volume reduction under pressure rather than surface softness
contractibility
vssqueezability
7.6

The ability of something like a muscle to become shorter

is specifically about external pressure causing volume decrease rather than intrinsic shrinking
contractility
vssqueezability
  • Specialized
8.8

A muscle's ability to shorten and produce force

is the physical compressibility under pressure rather than living tissue action

Antonyms

rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Not able to bend or change shape easily

incompressibility
  • Specialized
8.9

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

How Compressible

squeezability
7.2
firmness
3 2.4
rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0
incompressibility
  • Specialized
8.9

Surface Forms

squeezability singular

Morphology

squeezability = squeezable (transparent) = squeeze + able + ity

Formed from the adjective 'squeezable' (squeeze + -able) with the noun-forming suffix '-ity', and the meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

The word squeezability comes from squeeze meaning 'to press together', plus -able meaning 'can be' and -ity meaning 'quality of'. So, squeezability is the 'quality of being able to be squeezed', like a soft bottle or toy that you can press and make smaller.