Contractible

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  • adj. Capable of contraction
  • adj. (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of contraction.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of contraction.
    • Word Usage
    "So contractible and tough is the skin, that once the point of the harpoon is embedded in it, nothing but a strong and direct tug will release it."
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