incompressible

[ in-kuhm-pres-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn kəmˈprɛs ə bəl /

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adjective

not capable of being compressed.

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Origin of incompressible

First recorded in 1720–30; in-³ + compressible

OTHER WORDS FROM incompressible

in·com·press·i·bil·i·ty, nounin·com·press·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby incompressible

incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible, incomputable, inconceivable, in concert, inconcinnity, inconclusive

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How to use incompressible in a sentence

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.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for incompressible

incompressible

/ (ˌɪnkəmˈprɛsəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being compressed or condensed

Derived forms of incompressible

incompressibility or incompressibleness, nounincompressibly, adverb

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