compressible
Yields under pressure
Compressible describes something that can be squeezed into a smaller space.
Gases are compressible; liquids mostly aren't.
The term appears in physics and engineering contexts: compressible flow, compressible foam.
A compressible sleeping bag packs down small.
Figuratively rare, but the literal sense dominates: The air in the tire is compressible, which is why it absorbs bumps.
Soft and easily compressed
- cushionySoft and yielding
- softYielding to touch
- yieldingBending under pressure
- spongySoft and absorbent
foamy · springy · pliable · squashable · squeezable · plush · padded · marshmallow
Capacity to recover quickly
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- reboundReturn after deflection
- stretchPull to extend
- bouncinessRebound quality
elasticity · snapback · give · extensibility · spring · tension · recovery · bounce-back
Force upon contact
- volumeAmount of space filled
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- isothermalAt uniform temperature
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
Movement of atmosphere
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- shockwavesOutward-spreading pressure disturbances
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- subsonicBelow sound's speed
squishy
Soft and easily compressed
spongy · foamy · springy · pliable · squashable · squeezable · plush · padded · marshmallow · pillow
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- reboundReturn after deflection
- stretchPull to extend
bounciness · elasticity · snapback · give · extensibility · spring · tension · recovery · bounce-back · spandex
pressure
Force upon contact
- volumeAmount of space filled
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- isothermalAt uniform temperature
entropy · enthalpy · piston · cylinder · molecules · work · expansion
airflow
Movement of atmosphere
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- shockwavesOutward-spreading pressure disturbances
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
subsonic · transonic · stagnation · Bernoulli · lift · drag · nozzle
encoding
Converting data to format
- losslessRetaining all original information
- lossySacrificing fidelity for size
- ZIPPostal routing number
algorithm · archive · deflate · codec · bitrate · storage · JPEG · MP3 · bandwidth · reduction
- packablecollapsible, foldable, packable, rollable, telescopic
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- matter statessolid, liquid state, plasma, vapor, gaseous
- foam qualitiesfoamy, frothy, bubbly, foaming, sudsy
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines