Definition of "compressive" [com•press•ive]

• Serving to or able to compress. (adjective)

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• "Bond logs are often inconclusive and the longer cement has to hydrate and gain compressive strength, the higher the likelihood of a better log."
• "Concrete has roughly 10 times more compressive strength than tensile strength."
• "Load bearing walls, muros de carga, rely upon the compressive strength of the blocks or bricks and not just the beams."