compactibility
Ability to compress
Compactibility is the quality of being able to be compacted—pressed, squeezed, or condensed into a smaller volume.
The term appears in technical contexts involving materials that can be compressed: The compactibility of the soil affects foundation stability.
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, powder compactibility determines how well ingredients can be pressed into tablets.
Volume reduction potential
- compressReduce volume by force
- condenseMake more compact
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- packGroup or compress
crush · squash · tamp · flatten · shrink · pressure · consolidation · densification
Capacity for deformation without breaking
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- ductilityAbility to stretch unbroken
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- workabilityEase of handling material
deformability · cohesion · adhesion · bonding · sintering · agglomeration · coalescence · granularity
Minimizing area used
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- portabilityEase of carrying
- stackabilityCapacity for vertical arrangement
- storageSpace for keeping goods
minimalism · nesting · folding · collapsibility · transportability · footprint · modularity
Quantity of matter
- volumeAmount of space filled
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solidityFirmness of structure
- tightnessState of being constricted
compressibility
Volume reduction potential
pack · crush · squash · tamp · flatten · shrink · pressure · consolidation · densification · hydraulic
malleability
Capacity for deformation without breaking
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- ductilityAbility to stretch unbroken
- plasticityAbility to change shape
workability · deformability · cohesion · adhesion · bonding · sintering · agglomeration · coalescence · granularity · porosity
space-saving
Minimizing area used
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- portabilityEase of carrying
- stackabilityCapacity for vertical arrangement
storage · minimalism · nesting · folding · collapsibility · transportability · footprint · modularity
mass
Quantity of matter
- volumeAmount of space filled
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solidityFirmness of structure
compactibilityincompressibility
Inability to reduce volume
rigidity · stiffness · inflexibility · hardness · unyieldingness
compactibilitybulkiness
State of being oversized
expansiveness · voluminousness · unwieldiness · spaciousness
compact, compactible, compactly, compactness, compaction, compactor, compacts, compacted, compacting