Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effective compression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fec-tive -com-pres-sion
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon where high pressure inside a pipe causes it to buckle.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Effective compression has been well understood as a potential hazard in other oil and gas industry applications, including the design and operation of pipelines, well casing and well tubing, and of marine risers in deepwater drilling service such as those on the Deepwater Horizon."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does effective compression mean?: A phenomenon where high pressure inside a pipe causes it to buckle.

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