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Compressibility

The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.

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Broader term 1

Softness 76% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Compressible 74% connected

Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Compressible 74% connected

Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Sponginess 92% connected

The quality or state of being spongy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Incompressibility 94% connected

The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.

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Incompressibility 94% connected

The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.

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