compression set

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.

Word forms

compression set compression sets

Related words

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