"compressive" meaning in English

See compressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈpɹɛsɪv/ Forms: more compressive [comparative], most compressive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From compress + -ive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|compress|-ive}} compress + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} compressive (comparative more compressive, superlative most compressive)
  1. That compresses Derived forms: compressively, compressiveness, compressive strength, neurocompressive, noncompressive, undercompressive Translations (that compresses): compressivo (Italian), covroojagh (Manx), cofaastagh (Manx)
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