the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperature
Symbol: k
compressibility in American English
(kəmˌpresəˈbɪlɪti)
nounWord forms: plural(for 2)-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
Word origin
[1685–95; compressible + -ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accumulator, align, protectorate, sideline, sterilize-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity
Examples of 'compressibility' in a sentence
compressibility
A filtration devise was developed to assess compressibility of fouling layers in membrane bioreactors.
Mads Koustrup Jørgensen, Thomas Vistisen Bugge, Poul Larsen, Per Halkjær Nielsen,Morten Lykkegaard Christensen 2017, 'Membrane filtration device for studying compression of fouling layers in membranebioreactors', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0181652. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Third, we show that compressibility correlates with co-expression, co-localization, and shared function.
Loic Royer, Matthias Reimann, A. Francis Stewart, Michael Schroeder 2012, 'Network Compression as a Quality Measure for Protein Interaction Networks', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0035729. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, the lower the compressibility, the lower the thermal effect of magnetic hyperthermia.
Katarzyna Kaczmarek, Radosław Mrówczyński, Tomasz Hornowski, Rafał Bielas, ArkadiuszJózefczak 2019, 'The Effect of Tissue-Mimicking Phantom Compressibility on Magnetic Hyperthermia',Nanomaterialshttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/5/803. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hydrostatic compression tests were first conducted to characterize the normal compressibility of the fracture.
He Yang, Shou-yi Xie, Jean Secq, Jian-fu Shao 2017, 'Experimental study and modeling of hydromechanical behavior of concrete fracture',Water Science and Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674237017300571. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Adiabatic compressibility and intermolecular free length decrease with increase in concentration and temperature.
V. Vanathi, S. Mullainathan, S. Nithiyanantham 2012, 'Acoustical Studies on the Ternary Mixture of 1, 4- Dioxane + Chloroform + Cyclohexaneliquid Mixtures At 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K', E-Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/473075. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Compressibility effect on the mercury intrusion porosimetry data cannot be ignored.
Bo Zhang, Jie Zhu, Fa He, Yaodong Jiang 2018, 'Compressibility and fractal dimension analysis in the bituminous coal specimens',AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5039794. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The index of compressibility was calculated by working up the results of investigations.
Antanas Alikonis 2001, 'The influence of natural humidity upon the index of the compression of limnoglacialclay/Natūraliojo drėgnio įtaka limnoglacialinio molio kompresijos koeficientui', Journal of Civil Engineering and Managementhttp://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/9160. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Penetration resistance, moisture, bulk density and compressibility of six soils were evaluated.
Luis Eduardo Akiyoshi Sanches Suzuki, Dalvan José Reinert, José Miguel Reichert, CláudiaLiane Rodrigues de Lima 2008, 'Estimativa da susceptibilidade à compactação e do suporte de carga do solo com baseem propriedades físicas de solos do Rio Grande do Sul Estimating soil susceptibilityto compaction and load support capacity based on physical parameters of soils fromRio Grande do Sul State', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832008000300006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)