Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM-PRESS'I-BLE
COM-PRESS-I-BIL'I-TYCOM-PRESS'I-BLE-NESS
COM-PRESS'I-BLE, a.
Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; giving way to a force applied; as, elastic fluids are compressible; water is compressible in a small degree.
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