COMPRESSIBLE, adjective Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; giving way to a force applied.
Elastic fluids are compressible Water is compressible in a small degree.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
COMPRESSIBLE, adjective Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; giving way to a force applied.
Elastic fluids are compressible Water is compressible in a small degree.