compression
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Compression ratios tend to decrease as an engine rises in temperature because of thermal expansion of the materials involved.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Compression fractures make your vertebrae a little more compact.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2025
Compression testing places pressure on the concrete sample to measure how much weigh it can bear before failing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
Compression jackets are commonly used to alleviate the separation anxiety a dog can feel while its owner is away.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
Compression ratio 16:1—maximum combustion pressure 1500 psi Displacement 982 cu in.
From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.
Vocabulary lists containing compression
Plate Tectonics - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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