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Meanings of compressible in anglès

portuguès
compressível

Capable of being compressed or made more compact.

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compressível

Capable of being easily compressed.

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Usage of compressible in anglès
1
Sponge is extremely compressible and needs only enough seawater to keep it moist.
Midnight at the well of souls
2
Cons: It's pricey and heavier and less compressible than a puffy.
Climbing Magazine
3
Evidence to character is necessarily cumulative, and not easily compressible within narrow limits.
Phases of Faith; Or, Passages from the History of My Creed
4
The constituents consist of solid species undergoing large elastic deformations and compressible viscous fluids.
Pubmed
5
We report that freestanding films of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes exhibit super-compressible foamlike behavior.
Pubmed
6
Water is but slightly compressible and for all practical purposes may be considered non-compressible.
Steam, Its Generation and Use
7
She is even equipped with war-balloons easy of expansion, and with compressible Kitson aeroplanes.
The Lady of the Shroud
8
It has a waterproof Gore-Tex outer, with Paclite Plus insulation for lightweight carry and compressible packing.
Climbing Magazine
9
We have now only to prove that both are compressible, and the identity is fully established.
Aether and Gravitation
10
His pulse was 52, and soft or compressible.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
11
The Gore-Tex Xtrafit insert is breathable and waterproof, while the Primaloft insulation is warm and compressible.
Climbing Magazine
12
Humans, incidentally, are even more compressible than fish.
Wild Thing
13
It is the densest chemical element, and rivals diamond as being the least compressible of all known substances.
Radio NZ
14
The reason you can fish with dynamite, if you're so inclined, is that water isn't compressible, whereas fish are.
Wild Thing
15
About mid-day the pulse has come down to 80; and though feeble and compressible, is a very respectable pulse.
Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
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Nylon Shell Blue Price $299.00 (size medium) PROS Ultra-lightweight and compressible.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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portuguès
compressível
Compressible through the time