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compression set

compression set noun: the tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.

Noun

compression set (plural compression sets)

  1. The tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.

Forms of compression set

pluralcompression sets

Questions about compression set

What does compression set mean?
Compression set means the tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.
What part of speech is compression set?
Compression set is a noun.
What is the plural of compression set?
The plural of compression set is compression sets.

Words near compression set in the dictionary

  1. compression pump
  2. compression pumps
  3. compression ratio
  4. compression ratios
  5. compression release
  6. compression set
  7. compression sets
  8. compression shorts
  9. compression sock
  10. compression socks
  11. compression wave

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