compressible

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compressible

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From compress + -ible. Compare French compressible and Latin compressibilis.

adjective more compressible · most compressible

Able to be compressed.
Opposite: incompressible, noncompressible, uncompressable
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.
Opposite: incompressible, noncompressible, uncompressable

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adj able to be compressed

Español	comprimible
中文	可壓縮的 /可压缩的 kě yāsuō de
Português	compressível
Français	compressible
Italiano	comprimibile

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@misc{compressible_2026,
  title = {compressible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compressible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}