coefficient of compressibility

coefficient of compressibility

[¦kō·ə′fish·ənt əv kəm‚pres·ə′bil·əd·ē]
(mechanics)
The decrease in volume per unit volume of a substance resulting from a unit increase in pressure; it is the reciprocal of the bulk modulus.
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Figure 4 shows the curves of coefficient of compressibility (av) with pressure for both un-disturbed and disturbed samples.
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