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undercompressive

undercompressive adjective: less than normally compressive.

Adjective

undercompressive (not comparable)

  1. Less than normally compressive
    • We derive the evolution equation for the curves by considering long-wavelength perturbations to the one-dimensional traveling wave, using the unusual boundary conditions required for an undercompressive shock, and we show this equation accurately describes the evolution of shapes on surfaces, both...2016, Joy C. Perkinson, Michael J. Aziz, Michael P. Brenner, Miranda Holmes-Cerfon, “Designing steep, sharp patterns on uniformly ion-bombarded surfaces”, in arXiv

Origin of undercompressive

From under- + compressive.

Words that rhyme with undercompressive

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Questions about undercompressive

What does undercompressive mean?
Undercompressive means less than normally compressive.
What part of speech is undercompressive?
Undercompressive is an adjective.

Words near undercompressive in the dictionary

  1. undercompensation
  2. undercompensatory
  3. undercompetence
  4. undercomplete
  5. undercompliance
  6. undercompressive
  7. underconceptualised
  8. underconcern
  9. underconcerned
  10. undercondensation
  11. undercondensations

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