compressibleadj.

/kəmˈprɛsɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: < compress v. + -ible suffix; the form of the suffix is owing to the verb being referred to Latin compressus ; derivation < Latin compressāre , French compresser , would give compressable : compare pressable adj.¹ So modern French compressible.

a. That may be compressed; capable of compression.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > by compaction or compression > able to be

compressiblea1691

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted > able to be

compressiblea1691

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) III. 508 Not..to conclude that the air is so much more rarefiable than compressible.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. x. 432 Permanently elastic fluids are all compressible.

1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xxvi. 481 You will have to restrain and combat the two least compressible forces in the political world.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 794 Both layers were..in a state of tension..the one [layer]..was but slightly extensible or compressible.

b. Of the pulse: see quot.

ΚΠ

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May 1 The physicians have an expression which they apply to a feverish pulse which appears to vanish under the pressure of the finger; they call it a compressible pulse.

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 159 The slow pulse is sometimes moderately full, but is always very soft and compressible.

Derivatives

compressibleness n.

ΚΠ

1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Compressibility, aptness to press close. Hence in Johnson, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	compressible
释义	compressibleadj. /kəmˈprɛsɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: < compress v. + -ible suffix; the form of the suffix is owing to the verb being referred to Latin compressus ; derivation < Latin compressāre , French compresser , would give compressable : compare pressable adj.¹ So modern French compressible. a. That may be compressed; capable of compression. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > by compaction or compression > able to be compressiblea1691 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted > able to be compressiblea1691 a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) III. 508 Not..to conclude that the air is so much more rarefiable than compressible. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. x. 432 Permanently elastic fluids are all compressible. 1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xxvi. 481 You will have to restrain and combat the two least compressible forces in the political world. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 794 Both layers were..in a state of tension..the one [layer]..was but slightly extensible or compressible. b. Of the pulse: see quot. ΚΠ 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 May 1 The physicians have an expression which they apply to a feverish pulse which appears to vanish under the pressure of the finger; they call it a compressible pulse. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 159 The slow pulse is sometimes moderately full, but is always very soft and compressible. Derivatives compressibleness n. ΚΠ 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Compressibility, aptness to press close. Hence in Johnson, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.a1691
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