compressible

American  

[kuhm-pres-uh-buhl] / kəmˈprɛs ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be compressed.

2. involving or describing substances, especially fluids, that can be compressed.

3. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• compressibility noun
• incompressibility noun
• incompressible adjective
• non-compressible adjective
• uncompressible adjective

Example Sentences

Once an aircraft moves faster than the speed of sound, the airflow becomes compressible instead.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

“It won’t be as breathable or compressible, but if you’re not spending extended time outside, that’s okay,” Rochfort says.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2020

A compressible sleeping bag and tent are good options to consider, along with at least three types of tinder, for redundancy.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2015

However, gases are compressible, and so the equation must be applied with caution to gases if they are subjected to compression or expansion.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

It is a good plan, after the production of the first flag, to take out a number of compressible things.

From Water Wizardry A collection of tricks in which water is the chief agent by Ainslie, Arthur