compressibility
noun
com·press·ibil·i·ty
kəm-ˌpre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: capability of compression : the ability of something (such as a fluid) to be reduced in volume or size under pressure
When that water expands, it turns into a gas. The gas forms bubbles and those bubbles dilute the compressibility of the brake fluid.—
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Motocross Action Magazine… a month later there was a sweatshirt stuffed into my mail box and I was overcome by its compressibility.—David Mamet
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Carbon can also tune the compressibility within the object by changing the density of the lattice in different areas.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2022
The key to this technology lies in the compressibility of air.
—Kate Murphy, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2021
High-denier yarns (50 to 90) sacrifice compressibility for durability.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 June 2021
It’s filled with 850-fill down insulation, which provides optimal warmth, comfort, compressibility, and packability, and the 10D recycled shell is both lightweight and durable.
—Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
Fill power is a way of measuring the warmth-to-weight ratio and compressibility of the goose down.
—Matt Jancer, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
Other physics terms that underlie neural networks include: compressibility or conductivity.
—Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
The problem was called compressibility, but that didn’t begin to describe its seriousness.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
Down offers an exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio and extreme level of compressibility.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 June 2020
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2022
The key to this technology lies in the compressibility of air.
—Kate Murphy, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2021
High-denier yarns (50 to 90) sacrifice compressibility for durability.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 June 2021
It’s filled with 850-fill down insulation, which provides optimal warmth, comfort, compressibility, and packability, and the 10D recycled shell is both lightweight and durable.
—Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
Fill power is a way of measuring the warmth-to-weight ratio and compressibility of the goose down.
—Matt Jancer, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
Other physics terms that underlie neural networks include: compressibility or conductivity.
—Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
The problem was called compressibility, but that didn’t begin to describe its seriousness.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2020
Down offers an exceptional warmth-to-weight ratio and extreme level of compressibility.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 June 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1691, in the meaning defined above
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“Compressibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressibility. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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