Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Springs and Elasticity.
A pair of forces pushing towards each other that tend to squash or compress an object and decrease its length.
Compressive force appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Forces and matter, especially Springs and Elasticity and Forces for Stretching/Bending.
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