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compressibility

American  
[kuhm-pres-uh-bil-i-tee] / kəmˌprɛs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

compressibilities

  1. the quality or state of being compressible.

  2. Physics. the reciprocal of the bulk modulus, equal to the ratio of the fractional change in volume to the stress applied to a body.

compressibility British  
/ kəmˌprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to be compressed

  2.  k.  physics the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperature

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Other Word Forms

  • noncompressibility noun

Etymology

Origin of compressibility

First recorded in 1685–95; compressible ( def. ) + -ity

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