'Compressive' definitions:
Definition of 'Compressive'
From: GCIDE
- Compressive \Com*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. compressif.] Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Compressive'
- Compress,
- Compressed,
- Compressibility,
- Compressible,
- Compressibleness,
- Compressing,
- Compression,
- Compressed yeast,
- Compression member,
- Compression projectile,
- Globe of compression,
- Lossy compression,
- compressed air,
- compressed gas,
- compressed tight,
- compression bandage,
- compression fracture,
- image compression,
- lossless compression,
- nerve compression,
- Compressed-air engine