compressible

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adjective

Able to be compressed.

Similar
compressedsqueezablesoft
Opposite
incompressiblenoncompressibleuncompressable
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Meanings

adjectivecompressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible)

comparative more compressible · superlative most compressible

  1. Able to be compressed.

    Antonyms: incompressible, noncompressible, uncompressable

    1. mathematicsOf 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.

      Antonyms: incompressible, noncompressible, uncompressable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to be compressed.

Opposite
incompressiblenoncompressibleuncompressable

adjectiveOf 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
incompressiblenoncompressibleuncompressable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being compressed or made more compact

Similar
compressed
Opposite
incompressible

adjectivecapable of being easily compressed

Similar
squeezablesoft
Also see
compressedsoftsqueezable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan comprimible, compressible
  • comprimibleable to be compressed
  • compressibleable to be compressed
Chinese Mandarin 可壓縮的 /可压缩的
  • 可壓縮的 /可压缩的 (kě yāsuō de)able to be compressed
French compressible
  • compressibleable to be compressed
Hungarian összenyomható
  • összenyomhatóable to be compressed
Italian comprimibile
  • comprimibileable to be compressed
Latin compressibilis, compressābilis
  • compressibilisable to be compressed
  • compressābilisable to be compressed
Polish ściśliwy
  • ściśliwyable to be compressed
Portuguese compressível
  • compressívelable to be compressed
Spanish comprimible
  • comprimibleable to be compressed
Swedish kompressibel
  • kompressibelable to be compressed
Cite this entry
APA

compressible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressible

MLA

“compressible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressible. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compressible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressible.

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