compressive

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɹɛsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

compressive (comparative more compressive, superlative most compressive)

1. That compresses

Derived terms

• compressively
• compressiveness
• compressive strength
• neurocompressive
• noncompressive
• undercompressive

Translations

that compresses

• Catalan: compressiu
• French: compressif (fr)
• Italian: compressivo
• Manx: covroojagh, cofaastagh
• Portuguese: compressivo (pt)
• Spanish: compresivo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pʁɛ.siv/ ~ /kɔ̃.pʁe.siv/
• Homophone: compressives

Adjective

compressive

1. feminine singular of compressif

Italian

Adjective

compressive

1. feminine plural of compressivo