Incompressibility

Incompressibility
Incompressibility In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. incompressibilit['e].] The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids. [1913 Webster]

The incompressibility of water is not absolute. --Rees. [1913 Webster]


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