Incompressible

[,inkәm'presәbl]

Definition

(adj.) incapable of being compressed; resisting compression; 'mounds of incompressible garbage' .

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Definition

(a.) Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Not to be compressed, not compressible.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See COMPRESS]

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Definition

adj. not to be compressed into smaller bulk.—ns. Incompressibil′ity Incompress′ibleness.

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