compressional

Adjective

Meaning

compressional (comparative more compressional, superlative most compressional)

The quality of compression
Sound is transmitted through the air by compressional waves.

Phrases with the word

Examples

Above 30% of the acellular part of bone consists of the organic components, and 70% of salts.sfn The strands of collagen give bone its tensile strength, and the interspersed crystals of hydroxyapatite give bone its compressional strength. Source: Internet

As a volcano grows in size, the stress field underneath the volcano changes from compressional to extensional. Source: Internet

As the white dwarf's mass approaches the Chandrasekhar limit, its central density increases, and, as a result of compressional heating, its temperature also increases. Source: Internet

Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes due to differences in compressional heating. Source: Internet

These shear loads subject the structure to both tensile and compressional loads. Source: Internet

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