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圧縮性 (あっしゅくせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

圧あっ縮しゅく性せい

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Meanings

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noun

compressibility

Technical term used in physics and engineering to describe how much a substance can be compressed under pressure.

気き体たいの圧あっ縮しゅく性せいは固こ体たいより高たかい。
The compressibility of gases is higher than that of solids.

Kanji

圧pressure, push, overwhelm
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
性sex, gender, nature

Similar words

圧あっ縮しゅく
圧縮 is the act of compressing or the state of being compressed, while 圧縮性 refers specifically to the property of being compressible.

Etymology

Compound of 圧縮 (compression) + 性 (property, nature). The exact historical derivation is straightforward from the kanji components.