compressional
Force reducing volume
Compressional describes forces, waves, or stresses that compress—push inward or squeeze together.
The term appears most often in geology and physics: compressional waves travel through rock by alternately compressing and expanding the material, compressional stress causes rock layers to buckle and fold.
The opposite is tensional, which pulls apart.
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- loadCarried weight or burden
- forceStrength or compulsion
- deformationChange in shape
pressure · elasticity · modulus · strength · buckling · axial · structural · bearing
Longitudinal seismic wave
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
subsurface · geophone · lithosphere · mantle · tectonic · refraction · reflection · velocity
Bending something over itself
- orogenicOf mountain formation
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- convergentTending toward union
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
nappe · anticline · syncline · crustal · shortening · collision · uplift · deformation
Oscillating pressure through medium
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- mediumMiddle size or state
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
rarefaction · audio · ultrasound · transducer · frequency · amplitude · vibration · transmission
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
deformation · pressure · elasticity · modulus · strength · buckling · axial · structural · bearing · thrust
P-wave
Longitudinal seismic wave
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
epicenter · subsurface · geophone · lithosphere · mantle · tectonic · refraction · reflection · velocity · propagation
folding
Bending something over itself
- orogenicOf mountain formation
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- convergentTending toward union
subduction · nappe · anticline · syncline · crustal · shortening · collision · uplift · deformation · basin
sound wave
Oscillating pressure through medium
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- mediumMiddle size or state
- propagationAct of spreading widely
density · rarefaction · audio · ultrasound · transducer · frequency · amplitude · vibration · transmission · impedance
compressionaltensile
Capable of elongation
tensional · extensional · stretching · pulling · expansive
compressionaltransverse
Extending sideways across
shear · torsional · lateral · rotational
- compression shortsTight athletic undergarment
- compression socksTight legwear aiding blood flow
- chest compressionForcing blood through pressure
- audio compression
- compression shirtTight elastic athletic top
- compression sleeveTight elastic limb wrap