incompressible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective incapable of being compressed; resisting compression
    • mounds of incompressible garbage

WordNet


In`com*press"i*ble adjective
Etymology
Pref. in- not + compressible: cf. F. incompressible.
Definitions
  1. Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. -- In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.

Webster 1913