compressibility

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

/ kəmˌprɛs əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun, plural com·press·i·bil·i·ties for 2.

the quality or state of being compressible.

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

Origin of compressibility

First recorded in 1685–95; compressible + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM compressibility

non·com·pres·si·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby compressibility

comprehensive school, compress, compressed, compressed air, compressed speech, compressibility, compression, compression cyanosis, compression fracture, compression ignition, compression-ignition engine

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Example sentences from the Web for compressibility

Compressibility and Expansibility, sometimes mentioned as "properties," are but results of Porosity.
Dynamic Thought|William Walker Atkinson
There is, however, a clear limit to compressibility, as there is to divisibility of matter.
The Relations of Science and Religion|Henry Calderwood
And so for years we went from "A" to "compressibility" on "horseback."
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements|Various
Compressibility and elasticity are evident properties of air.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood

For water the coefficient of compressibility, or the compression per atmosphere, is about 4.5 10-5.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for compressibility

compressibility

/ (kəmˌprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun

the ability to be compressed

physics the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperatureSymbol: k

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单词	compressibility
释义	compressibility [ kuhm-pres-uh-bil-i-tee ] / kəmˌprɛs əˈbɪl ɪ ti / noun, plural com·press·i·bil·i·ties for 2. the quality or state of being compressible. Physics. the reciprocal of the bulk modulus, equal to the ratio of the fractional change in volume to the stress applied to a body. Origin of compressibility First recorded in 1685–95; compressible + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM compressibility non·com·pres·si·bil·i·ty, noun Words nearby compressibility comprehensive school, compress, compressed, compressed air, compressed speech, compressibility, compression, compression cyanosis, compression fracture, compression ignition, compression-ignition engine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compressibility Compressibility and Expansibility, sometimes mentioned as "properties," are but results of Porosity. Dynamic Thought\|William Walker Atkinson There is, however, a clear limit to compressibility, as there is to divisibility of matter. The Relations of Science and Religion\|Henry Calderwood And so for years we went from "A" to "compressibility" on "horseback." Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements\|Various Compressibility and elasticity are evident properties of air. The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World\|Thomas Wood For water the coefficient of compressibility, or the compression per atmosphere, is about 4.5 10-5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for compressibility compressibility / (kəmˌprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) / noun the ability to be compressed physics the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperatureSymbol: 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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