Incompressibility
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Incompressibility is a noun meaning The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure.
Meaning
The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure.
More Meanings
- (physics) The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter.
Example Sentences
Water has a high degree of incompressibility.
The value 120 MeV for the incompressibility is unrealistically small when compared with the value ~180-240 MeV!
Word Forms
- incompressibilities
Antonyms for incompressibility
Common opposites include compressibility, sponginess, squeezability.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incompressibleness, compressibleness, incondensability, compressibility, compressiveness, incompactness.
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