Preferred Label : compressive strength;
MeSH definition : The maximum compression a material can withstand without failure. (From McGraw-Hill
Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p427);
MeSH synonym : compressive strengths; strength, compressive; strengths, compressive;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with TENSILE STRENGTH;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressive strength;
Origin ID : D019245;
UMLS CUI : C0376507;
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The maximum compression a material can withstand without failure. (From McGraw-Hill
Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p427)
