Definition of "compressible" [com•press•i•ble]

• That can be compressed: compressible packing materials; a compressible box. (adjective)

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• "About mid-day the pulse has come down to 80; and though feeble and compressible, is a very respectable pulse."
• "This suggests that some parts of the brain are more 'compressible' than others, he said."
• "Your other options are. tif,. gif and. png (among others), but most of the time you'll use. jpg files because they're compressible, meaning able to be shrunk and downloaded quicker."