incompressible
Americanadjective
adjective
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- incompressibility noun
- incompressibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of incompressible
First recorded in 1720–30; in- 3 + compressible ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Engineers describe these conditions as incompressible flow and compressible flow.
From Science Daily
Another important result involved the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe the dynamics of incompressible fluids.
From New York Times
As the science fiction author Ted Chiang writes, "experience is algorithmically incompressible."
From Salon
Most hydraulic tools utilize incompressible fluid, or fluid at maximum density, in order to create the necessary pressure for separating large portions of a vehicle.
From Fox News
In the early years of the 20th century, several British scientists advanced technical, mathematical accounts of lift that treated air as a perfect fluid, meaning that it was incompressible and had zero viscosity.
From Scientific American
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