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Webster 1913 Edition


Compressible

Com-press′i-ble

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Adj.
[Cf. F.
compressible
.]
Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

Webster 1828 Edition


Compressible

COMPRESSIBLE

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Adj.
Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; giving way to a force applied.
Elastic fluids are compressible. Water is compressible in a small degree.