Compressible

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of being forced or compressed into a smaller space or narrower compass; yielding to pressure; condensable: as, gases are compressible.
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  • adjective. Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
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  • adjective. able to be compressed
  • adjective. Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
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  • adjective. capable of being easily compressed
  • adjective. capable of being compressed or made more compact
    • Word Usage
    "About mid-day the pulse has come down to 80; and though feeble and compressible, is a very respectable pulse."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    incompressible  
    Equivalent
    compressed  soft  
    Same Context
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