Able to be pressed, squeezed, or reduced to a smaller volume or space.
From 'compress' (Latin 'comprimere') plus '-ible' (capable of). The root means to press together forcefully.
In physics, 'compressible flow' describes what happens when you squeeze a gas hard enough to change its density—this is why rocket engines are so hot and powerful!
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