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compressibility

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com·press·i·ble  (km-prs-bl)
adj.
That can be compressed: compressible packing materials; a compressible box.
com·pressi·bili·ty, com·pressi·ble·ness n.
compressibility [kəmˌprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ]
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) the ability to be compressed
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the reciprocal of the bulk modulus; the ratio of volume strain to stress at constant temperature. Symbol k
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Noun1.compressibility - the property of being able to occupy less space
squeezability, sponginess
softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
incompressibility - the property of being incompressible
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In spite of the village elder's assertions about the compressibility of hay, and its having settled down in the stacks, and his swearing that everything had been done in the fear of God, Levin stuck to his point that the hay had been divided without his orders, and that, therefore, he would not accept that hay as fifty loads to a stack.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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