Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
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of Compress
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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…
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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…
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The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.
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The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.
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To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solid…
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Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solid…
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