compressibility

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noun

The degree to which something is compressible.

Similar
squeezabilitysponginess
Opposite
incompressibility
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Meanings

nouncompressibility (countable and uncountable, plural compressibilities)

plural compressibilities

  1. countableuncountableThe degree to which something is compressible.
  2. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being able to occupy less space

Similar
squeezabilitysponginess
Opposite
incompressibility
Broader
softness
Also see
compressiblenesssponginesssqueezability

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From compress + -ibility.

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Translations

German Verdichtbarkeit, Komprimierbarkeit
  • Verdichtbarkeitthe degree to which something is compressible
  • Komprimierbarkeitthe degree to which something is compressible
  • Kompressibilitätthe degree to which something is compressible
  • Stauchungthermodynamics
  • Kompressibilitätthermodynamics
Greek συμπιεστότητα
  • συμπιεστότητα (sympiestótita)thermodynamics
Polish ściśliwość, ściśliwość
  • ściśliwośćthe degree to which something is compressible
  • ściśliwośćthermodynamics
Spanish compresibilidad
  • compresibilidadthe degree to which something is compressible
Cite this entry
APA

compressibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressibility

MLA

“compressibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressibility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compressibility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressibility.

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