incompressibility
- a word derived from compressible.
- a word derived from incompressible.
Example Sentences
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When a raindrop lands on the floating dielectric film, the water beneath it provides the strength needed to absorb the impact because of its incompressibility and surface tension.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
Here the pressure is produced by means of a piston driven up by the force of water, the immense power of which is, in great part, due to its almost total incompressibility.
From Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects by John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness
Heat, light, magnetism, electricity, projectiles, digestion, and the incompressibility of water were studied by the right method and with results that enriched the world.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
In water pressure machines loss does not occur from these causes, on account of the incompressibility of the liquid, but the frictions of the parts are the principal causes of loss of power.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
Density -- N. density, solidity; solidness &c. adj.; impenetrability, impermeability; incompressibility; imporosity†; cohesion &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
