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compressable

compressable is the alternative form of compressible.

Meaning of compressible

Adjective

compressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible)

  1. Able to be compressed.
    1. Of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold, 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.

Forms of compressable

comparativemore compressable
superlativemost compressable

Words formed from compressable

Questions about compressable

What is compressable the alternative form of?
Compressable is the alternative form of compressible.

Words near compressable in the dictionary

  1. compresences
  2. compresent
  3. compresently
  4. compress
  5. compressability
  6. compressable
  7. compressed
  8. compressed air
  9. compressed sensing
  10. compressed yeast
  11. compressed yeasts

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