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impressible

impressible

8.4
Able to take a mark from a stamp, mold, or tool
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈprɛsəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : imprimible
  • Wet clay is highly impressible, accepting fine details from the wooden stamping tool.

Examples

  • Archaeologists noted the coin's surface was no longer impressible after centuries of wear and corrosion.

  • Because the soft metal was more impressible than expected, the die left a clear decorative mark.

  • The clay is impressible when wet.

  • This impressible material can take on various shapes.

  • The artisan chose an impressible material to create a detailed relief sculpture.

  • During the crafting process, the impressible surface of the silicone allowed for intricate designs.

  • Molded from an impressible substance, the toy accurately reflected the shape of its original form.

Synonyms

inscriptible
vsimpressible
8.6

A thing you can write on or carve into

is produced by stamping or molding rather than by writing

How Malleable

plastic
38 3.6
malleable
  • Specialized
3 6.0
impressible
  • Specialized
8.4
stiff
127 1.7
rigid
35 4.0

Surface Forms

impressible positive

Morphology

impressible = impress (transparent) = impress + ible

Built from 'impress' (take an impression / be marked) + '-ible', so the material/surface sense 'capable of receiving an impression' follows directly.

Etymology

Impressible comes from im- 'into' and press 'to push', the same root as imprint and press. Picture a stamp pressing into soft clay and leaving a mark, so something impressible can be stamped or shaped.