incompressible
incompressible adjective: not compressible.
Adjective
incompressible (not comparable)
- Not compressible.
- As water [trapped in the cylinders] is incompressible, a momentary leap in [steam] pressure is liable to occur in starting; […].1951 March, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 188
- Having a divergence equal to zero.
incompressible meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
incompressible in Tamil
- அமுக்கமுடியாத, இறுக்க முடியாத, அமுக்க இயலாத
incompressible in Bengali
- অসংকোচনীয়
incompressible in Kannada
- ಹದಿಗಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಇರಿಕಲಾಗದ, ಒತ್ತಲಾಗದ
Forms of incompressible
| alternative form | incompressable |
|---|---|
| alternative form | uncompressable |
| alternative form | uncompressible |
Origin of incompressible
From in- + compressible. Compare French incompressible.
Words formed from incompressible
Questions about incompressible
- What does incompressible mean?
- Incompressible means not compressible.
- What is incompressible in Tamil?
- Incompressible in Tamil is அமுக்கமுடியாத, இறுக்க முடியாத, அமுக்க இயலாத. See Incompressible meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incompressible?
- Incompressible is an adjective.
Words near incompressible in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incompressible (page history and authors); incompressible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incompressible (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incompressible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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