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Incompressible

Incompressible

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. Incompressibleness.

Origin: Pref. In- not _ compressible: cf. F. Incompressible.


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