compressible

== English == === Etymology === From compress +‎ -ible. Compare French compressible and Latin compressibilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === compressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible) Able to be compressed. Antonyms: incompressible, noncompressible, uncompressable (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “compressible”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “compressible”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === From compresser +‎ -ible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl/ ~ /kɔ̃.pʁe.sibl/ === Adjective === compressible (plural compressibles) compressible === Further reading === “compressible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012