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

Engineers describe these conditions as incompressible flow and compressible flow.

From Science Daily

Made entirely with recycled fabric, this lightweight, compressible jacket is water- and windproof.

From Washington Post

In particular, a thicker neutron skin implies that neutron stars are less compressible than many theories predict, he says, which would make them bigger.

From Science Magazine

The latest result provides evidence that the ice is weak and compressible.

From Scientific American

Conventional techniques have been the bottleneck in applying extreme pressures to highly compressible materials such as hydrogen.

From Nature