depressible

Able to indent

Depressible describes something that can be pressed down or inward: a depressible button, a depressible surface.

The term appears most often in medical or technical contexts, describing tissues, switches, or mechanisms that yield to pressure.

A depressible area of skin springs back when released; a depressible lever activates a function when pushed.

anatomical

fontanelle

Infant cranial membrane gap

cartilage · skin · palpable · resilient · elastic · supple · pliable · flexible · spongy · cushioned

mechanical

button

Disc through a hole

  • leverPivoting bar for lifting
  • pedalFoot-operated lever
  • keyLock-opening device

plunger · switch · knob · spring · valve · piston · actuator · toggle · push-button · trigger

economic

prices

Amounts charged for goods

values · rates · currency · stocks · deflatable · reducible · lowerable · suppressible · adjustable · volatile

emotional

spirits

Liquor or apparitions

  • moodPrevailing emotional condition
  • moraleGroup emotional well-being
  • demeanorOutward manner, conduct

outlook · disposition · temperament · dampened · disheartened · deflated · subdued · discouraged · demoralized · dispirited

Opposites
physical flexibility/yieldingness

depressiblerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · unyielding · stiff · incompressible · hard

mechanical function

depressiblelocked

Fastened with a mechanism

fixed · stuck · jammed · immovable · non-functional

structural flexibility

depressiblerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · inelastic · uncompressible · taut · tense

Family

press, express, pressure, impress, depressed, depression, suppress, depress, compress

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G