compressive

That compresses

Adjective

  1. That compresses

Origin

Etymology tree English compress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English compressive From compress + -ive.

Forms

more compressive most compressive

Derived

compressively compressiveness compressive strength neurocompressive noncompressive undercompressive

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