compression
noun
the act of compressing.
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
“And as the air comes over the mountains and compresses as it heats — it’s called compressional heating — it’ll warm up nicely.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The information will travel like the compressional wave ahead of an earthquake, detectable only by special equipment.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2017
The dual spines of the Andes Mountain range include a example of compressional thrust faulting.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The third or innermost division of the earth is probably molten, as it can transmit compressional waves, but yielding immediately to distortional or twisting forces, is unable to transmit distortional waves.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
