compressibility

English

Noun

compressibility (countable and uncountable, plural compressibilities)

1. The degree to which something is compressible.
2. (thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.

Derived terms

• incompressibility
• noncompressibility

 

Translations

the degree to which something is compressible

• Galician: compresibilidade (gl) f
• German: Verdichtbarkeit f, Komprimierbarkeit f, Kompressibilität (de) f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} comprimibilità (it) f
• Polish: ściśliwość (pl) f
• Spanish: compresibilidad f

thermodynamics

• Galician: compresibilidade (gl) f
• German: Stauchung f, Kompressibilität (de) f
• Polish: ściśliwość (pl) f

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• French: ^{(please verify)} compressibilité (fr) f

References

• Physical Chemistry. A molecular approach Donald A. McQuarrie, John D. Simon page 642