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[n] the property of being incompressible |
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INCOMPRESSIBILITY is a 17 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Antonyms: | | compressibility, sponginess, squeezability |
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| | See Also: | | hardness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.
incompressibilit['e].]
The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of
reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a
property of liquids.
The incompressibility of water is not absolute. --Rees.
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