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compressibility

[ kuhm-pres-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

, plural com·press·i·bil·i·ties
  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

/ kəmˌprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to be compressed
  2. physics the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperature k
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • noncom·pressi·bili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of compressibility1

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

Bhamla’s team explored the variables within this system, like friction and compressibility between the fingertips.

Because of that compressibility, for neutron stars, more mass doesn’t necessarily translate to a larger diameter.

This can be done in varying degrees with all solids, but liquids, generally, have little compressibility.

Piezometer, pī-e-zom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.

Some limits are necessarily imposed upon this compressibility of working effort.

Mention three illustrations of the compressibility and expansibility of air that you know from your own experience.

Evidence of compressibility of gases and incompressibility of liquids.

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