compressible
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from French
Adjective edit
compressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible)
- 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.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “topology”): incompressible
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
able to be compressed
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French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
compressible (plural compressibles)
Further reading edit
- “compressible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.