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.
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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
It was also the largest and least compressible pillow we tested.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2018
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
Their parts are highly movable; they are compressible and expansible, and their volumes are inversely as the weight compressing them.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
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