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compressibility

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

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As a magician works with the unique compressibility of doves, finding some, losing others in the same silk foulard, so the rebels fold scratchy, relaxed meanings into their smallest actions. Donald Barthelme

Bodie 1991, p. 172. The final 210 J models, designated P-38J-25-LO, alleviated the compressibility problem through the addition of a set of electrically actuated dive recovery flaps just outboard of the engines on the bottom centerline of the wings. Source: Internet

Effects of compressibility are more significant at speeds close to or above the speed of sound. Source: Internet

New, longer nacelles not only cured some of the compressibility problems but added 120 km/h (75 mph) at altitude, even without upgraded powerplants. Source: Internet

He also suggested that the absence of longitudinal waves suggested that the aether had negative compressibility. Source: Internet

High-speed compressibility problems View of a P-38G cockpit. Source: Internet

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