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What does compressible mean?

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Adjective
  1. able to be compressed
  2. (surface) 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.
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Both malleable and compressible, easy to cut and drip-free, it is heated by electromagnetic induction to bring its polymerization time to 90 minutes.
Bogs and glacial recessional lake deposits frequently contain compressible deposits of peat and organic-rich silt.
The upper crosspiece is in malleable steel, supporting absorbers in compressible plastic.
Perhaps we should be thinking of foam rubberlike compressible material that absorbs the force of the collision before it reaches the skull.
However, the main disadvantage is that air, being highly compressible, takes up the majority of the space in the tanks.
Install the specified compressible bead and sealant in all expansion and control joints.

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