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Definition of Compressional
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compressional
Literary usage of Compressional
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physics of Earthquake Phenomena by Cargill Gilston Knott (1908)
"The first phase of the preliminary tremors is thus identified with the compressional
waves passing through the body of the earth. ..."
2. The Atmosphere; Its Characteristics and Dynamics by Frederick Joaquim Barbosa Cordeiro (1910)
"For a unidirectional wave, such as the compressional wave we have just ...
In such a case, as we have seen, the total compressional energy is equal to the ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1894)
"It is possible to imagine frames devoid of dis- tortional elasticity and either
incompressible or devoid of compressional elasticity, one of the former ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The point, however, which we wish to emphasize is that mere ether compression
alone is not sufficient to explain gravitation ; at least the compressional ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"Among the principles that govern the transmission of compressional waves are the
... When a longitudinal or compressional wave passes from one medium to ..."
6. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Seismic refraction surveys, therefore, are used to provide in situ elastic
properties of the frozen ground. ELASTIC CONSTANTS Compressional and shear-wave ..."
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