incompressible

[ in-kuhm-pres-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not capable of being compressed.

incompressible

/ ˌɪnkəmˈprɛsəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being compressed or condensed

Derived Forms

• ˌincomˌpressiˈbility, noun
• ˌincomˈpressibly, adverb

Other Words From

• incom·pressi·bili·ty noun
• incom·pressi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incompressible¹

First recorded in 1720–30; in- ³ + compressible ( def )

Example Sentences

The outer layers of the star continue to fall inward, but as they hit this incompressible neutron core, they bounce off it, creating a shock wave.

From Quanta Magazine

In ordinary hydraulics, liquids are treated as absolutely incompressible.

From Project Gutenberg

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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