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Webster 1913 Edition


Compressible

Com-press′i-ble

,
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

,
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.

Definition 2024


compressible

compressible

English

Adjective

compressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible)

  1. able to be compressed
  2. (topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) 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.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • compressibilty

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Translations


French

Etymology

From comprimer + -ible

Adjective

compressible m, f (plural compressibles)

  1. compressible