compressive
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- compressively adverb
- noncompressive adjective
- noncompressively adverb
Etymology
Origin of compressive
Example Sentences
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The study emphasizes that nanoscale deformation mechanisms of collagen fibrils accommodate compressive loading of the intervertebral disc.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024
Compared with the bare sections, biocrust-covered rammed earth was less porous and had higher shear strength and compressive strength, the team reports today.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023
The more nappy waste in the concrete, the lower the compressive strength.
From Scientific American • May 22, 2023
The cars weren’t equipped with alignment control couplers that “resist lateral coupler movement under compressive in-train forces.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
Other tests include those in muffles to determine the rate of expansion and the effect of heat and compressive stresses combined on the compressive strength of the various structural materials.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.
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