COMPRESSIBILITY

compressibility, squeezability, sponginess

(noun) the property of being able to occupy less space

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

compressibility (countable and uncountable, plural compressibilities)

The degree to which something is compressible.

(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*press`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. compressibilité.]

Definition: The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

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