Compressible

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    able to be compressed
  2. 2
    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.
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being compressed or made more compact wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being easily compressed wordnet

Synonyms

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astringentcompressedconsumptiveelasticsoftsqueezable

Example

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"Plastic bottles are compressible and recyclable."

Etymology

Probably from French

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