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compressional

compressional adjective: the quality of compression.

Adjective

compressional (comparative more compressional, superlative most compressional)

  1. The quality of compression
    • Sound is transmitted through the air by compressional waves.

Forms of compressional

comparativemore compressional
superlativemost compressional

Origin of compressional

From compression + -al.

Questions about compressional

What does compressional mean?
Compressional means the quality of compression.
What part of speech is compressional?
Compressional is an adjective.

Words near compressional in the dictionary

  1. compression sock
  2. compression socks
  3. compression wave
  4. compression waves
  5. compression wood
  6. compressional
  7. compressionally
  8. compressionless
  9. compressions
  10. compressive
  11. compressive strength

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