Associations to the word «Compressible»
Noun
Wiktionary
COMPRESSIBLE, adjective. Able to be compressed
COMPRESSIBLE, adjective. (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.
Dictionary definition
COMPRESSIBLE, adjective. Capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box".
COMPRESSIBLE, adjective. Capable of being easily compressed.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.