The 
 fluid which which density is dependent on pressure :

\rho = \rho(T, p)

which is equivalent to non-zero compressibility:

 c(T, p) = \frac{1}{\rho}  \frac{d \rho}{ dp} \neq 0

where

Temperature


It is opposite to Incompressible fluid which density does not depend on pressure.

See also


Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics / Fluid Dynamics / Fluid Compressibility

Incompressible matter ] [ Incompressible fluid ]

Incompressible flow ]