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Incompressibility

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in·com·press·i·ble  (nkm-prs-bl)
adj.
Impossible to compress; resisting compression: mounds of incompressible garbage.
incom·pressi·bili·ty n.
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Noun1.incompressibility - the property of being incompressible
hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
compressibility, squeezability, sponginess - the property of being able to occupy less space


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