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Pronunciation / Transliteration: compressible
"Les gaz sont des fluides compressibles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Able to be pressed or squeezed into a smaller space or volume.
"Gases are highly compressible compared to liquids."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin compressus, the past participle of comprimere (to press together), combining com- (together) and premere (to press). The suffix -ible was added in Late Middle English or Early Modern English to denote capability or capacity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compressible" is said worldwide
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compressible
Transliteration: compressible
"Les gaz sont des fluides compressibles."
komprimierbar
Transliteration: komprimierbar
"Gase sind stark komprimierbar."
comprimibile
Transliteration: comprimibile
"L'aria è un fluido comprimibile."
comprimible
Transliteration: comprimible
"Este material es muy comprimible."
comprimível
Transliteration: comprimível
"Os gases são altamente comprimíveis."
संपीड्य
Transliteration: sampīḍya
"गैसें अत्यधिक संपीड्य होती हैं।"
可压缩的
Transliteration: kě yāsuō de
"气体是高度可压缩的。"
압축 가능한
Transliteration: apchuk ganeunghan
"기체는 압축 가능하다."
圧縮可能な
Transliteration: asshuku kanō na
"気体は圧縮可能です。"
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