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COMPRESSIVE

\kəmpɹˈɛsɪv], \kəmpɹˈɛsɪv], \k_ə_m_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of COMPRESSIVE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Compressixus, (F.) Compressif. That which compresses. A compressive bandage is one that compresses the parts to which it is applied.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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