compressive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- compressively adverb
- noncompressive adjective
- noncompressively adverb
Etymology
Origin of compressive
Example Sentences
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The researchers created a nanometer-thin germanium epilayer on silicon that is placed under compressive strain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025
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
The compressive mass can be detected by the sensation transmitted to the touch by the esophagoscope.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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