compressible
Americanadjective
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able to be compressed.
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involving or describing substances, especially fluids, that can be compressed.
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Mathematics. (of a topological surface embedded in a three-dimensional manifold) having a circle that does not bound a surface disk but does bound a disk within the surrounding manifold.
Other Word Forms
- compressibility noun
- incompressibility noun
- incompressible adjective
- non-compressible adjective
- uncompressible adjective
Example Sentences
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Engineers describe these conditions as incompressible flow and compressible flow.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
Made entirely with recycled fabric, this lightweight, compressible jacket is water- and windproof.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
It was also the largest and least compressible pillow we tested.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2018
The open seats are made of compressible foam, also used on the front bumper, which Ahn says is more comfortable than traditional seats.
From The Verge • Oct. 25, 2016
It may also be stated of the pulse of yellow fever that it is easily compressible and often gaseous in character.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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