compressible

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compressible - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Compressible \Com*press"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. compressible.]
     Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower
     compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
     [1913 Webster]

compressible - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  compressible
      adj 1: capable of being compressed or made more compact;
             "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box"
             [ant: incompressible]
      2: capable of being easily compressed [syn: compressible,
         squeezable]