Incompressibility

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure countable, uncountable

    "Water has a high degree of incompressibility."

  2. 2
    the property of being incompressible wordnet
  3. 3
    The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter. countable, uncountable

    "The value 120 MeV for the incompressibility is unrealistically small when compared with the value ~180-240 MeV!"

Synonyms

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closenesscongestionconsistencyhardnesssolidityspecific gravity

Example

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"Water has a high degree of incompressibility."

Etymology

From in- + compressibility.

Related phrases

bulk moduluselectron volt

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