compressional
- a word derived from compression.
Example Sentences
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SMRs form from the same compressional forces that create lobate scarps.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
In an earthquake, P waves — or compressional waves — arrive first but usually don’t cause much damage; they’re followed by the S wave, or shear wave.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022
The information will travel like the compressional wave ahead of an earthquake, detectable only by special equipment.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2017
Clockwise from top left: tensional stress, compressional stress, and shear stress, and some examples of resulting strain.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
It effectively resists compressional stress in vertical posts and it may, if required, be strengthened by the addition of wrought iron fish plates.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William
