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stepladder [879]
3 years ago
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What is compression?

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Goshia [24]3 years ago
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Stress squeezing an object

Kitty [74]3 years ago
7 0

Compression is stress squeezing an object. The correct option is A.

The word compression can be defined by the dictionary as an external force (stress) that tends to crush a material, squeezing its particles closer and shortening the dimension in the direction of its action.  

Squeeze refers to manage an object to get into or through a narrow or restricted space; firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

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