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compressible

adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, compressible means able to be compressed.

Meanings of compressible

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Able to be compressed

  2. topologyContaining 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.

  3. Capable of being compressed or made more compact

    “compressible packing materials”

    “a compressible box”

  4. Capable of being easily compressed

    Similar: squeezable

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: capable of being easily compressed
squeezable
Oppositesincompressible

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