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compressibility
(redirected from Isothermal 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
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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Isothermal compressibility is defined as: [micro] = [1/v][([[partial derivative]v]/[[partial derivative]p]).
1/2] (2) Here, [alpha] is the thermal expansion coefficient and [beta] is the isothermal compressibility and they are defined as follows: [alpha] = ([1/[upsilon]]) ([[[partial derivative][upsilon]]/[[partial derivative]T]])[.
 
 
 
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