compressive

American  

[kuhm-pres-iv] / kəmˈprɛs ɪv /

adjective

1. compressing; tending to compress.

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compressive British  

/ kəmˈprɛsɪv /

adjective

1. compressing or having the power or capacity to compress

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Other Word Forms

• compressively adverb
• noncompressive adjective
• noncompressively adverb

Etymology

Origin of compressive

1375–1425; late Middle English. See compress, -ive

Example Sentences

The study emphasizes that nanoscale deformation mechanisms of collagen fibrils accommodate compressive loading of the intervertebral disc.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

Compared with the bare sections, biocrust-covered rammed earth was less porous and had higher shear strength and compressive strength, the team reports today.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

The cars weren’t equipped with alignment control couplers that “resist lateral coupler movement under compressive in-train forces.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

“It suggests poor quality or inadequate cement, which is the bonding agent in concrete. This reduces the compressive strength.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

Physical tests are made to determine the tensile, compressive, and transverse strengths of the cement and mortar test pieces, with various preparations of cement and various percentages of material.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.