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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