Bulk modulus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000484",
  "term": "Bulk modulus",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A measure of a substance's resistance to uniform compression from all directions, expressed as the ratio of a small pressure increase to the resulting fractional decrease in volume. For geophysicists, it is a key elastic property of rocks that governs how they respond to changes in confining pressure. The bulk modulus is a component, along with density and shear modulus, in the equations that determine the velocity of seismic P-waves through a medium.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bulk-modulus/"
}