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- adjective Alternative form of
compressible .
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Examples
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They also throw in a pair of compressable foam caps, but I find them uncomfortable (and the sound isn't good either).
Cult of Mac 2010
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As well hostsman is portable so you can use it without ever installing & the exe is compressable.
Betanews 2010
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Since a compressable fluid is absorbs enegry from the system when it is compressed, the amount of energy converted to heat (and the fraction thereof lost from the system without performing usedful work) is more significamt than with a relatively incompressable fluid (with relatively little energy being wasted in that fashion).
unknown title wrenchtwirler 2009
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As there are stated no restrictions on the design, and no requirements for variations in required power, it should be easier to design a more efficient system that uses a relatively incompressable working fluid vs. a compressable one.
unknown title wrenchtwirler 2009
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The significant difference between a pneumatic system and a hydraulic system if the effective compressability of the working fluid; pneumatic systems using a compressable gas and hydraulic systems using a relatively incompressable liquid.
unknown title wrenchtwirler 2009
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