compressible
IPA: kʌmprˈɛsʌbʌɫ
adjective
- able to be compressed
- (topology, 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.
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Examples of "compressible" in Sentences
- The box is compressible.
- The term gas refers to a compressible fluid phase.
- Desirably, the walls are of a compressible material.
- The piston travels completely in compressible nitrogen gas.