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View synonyms for incompressible
incompressible
[ in-kuhm-pres-uh-buhl ]
incompressible
/ ˌɪnkəmˈprɛsəbəl /
adjective
- incapable of being compressed or condensed
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Derived Forms
- ˌincomˌpressiˈbility, noun
- ˌincomˈpressibly, adverb
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Other Words From
- incom·pressi·bili·ty noun
- incom·pressi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incompressible1
First recorded in 1720–30; in- 3 + compressible ( def )
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Example Sentences
In ordinary hydraulics, liquids are treated as absolutely incompressible.
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Fluids are divided into liquids, or incompressible fluids, and gases, or compressible fluids.
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Water is practically incompressible, so that the water at the bottom of the sea is no heavier than that near the surface.
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To every proposition in electrostatics there is thus a corresponding one in the hydrokinetic theory of incompressible liquids.
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Let a source of fluid be a point from which an incompressible fluid is emitted in all directions.
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