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.
Other Word Forms
- compressibility noun
- incompressibility noun
- incompressible adjective
- non-compressible adjective
- uncompressible adjective
Example Sentences
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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
Made entirely with recycled fabric, this lightweight, compressible jacket is water- and windproof.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
The Comfy Commuter Original Travel Pillow is filled with lighter cotton and polyester, which was paradoxically too soft to offer substantive neck support and less compressible than the memory-foam pillows.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2018
The open seats are made of compressible foam, also used on the front bumper, which Ahn says is more comfortable than traditional seats.
From The Verge • Oct. 25, 2016
Liquids are less compressible than gases; water is compressed by about 1 part in 20,000 when the pressure on it is increased by one atmosphere.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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