English Dictionary: incompressibility | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Incompressibility \In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. incompressibilit[82].] 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. |