Compression

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Compression may refer to:

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  • Physical compression, the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress
    • Compression member, a class of structural elements, of which a column is the most common specific example
    • Compressibility, the reciprocal of the bulk modulus (typically for solids)
  • Gas compression, raising the pressure and reducing the volume of gases
    • Compression ratio, a number that predicts the performance of any internal-combustion engine
    • Compressibility, a measure of volume change resulting from pressure (typically for fluids)
  • Compression (geology), a system of forces that tend to decrease the volume of or shorten rocks

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