"compactibility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compactibilities [plural]
Etymology: compactible + -ity Etymology templates: {{af|en|compactible|-ity}} compactible + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} compactibility (countable and uncountable, plural compactibilities)
  1. The condition or extent of being compactible. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-compactibility-en-noun-4zdCW7tt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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