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INCOMPRESSIBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incompressible mean?
• INCOMPRESSIBLE (adjective)
The adjective INCOMPRESSIBLE has 1 sense:
1. incapable of being compressed; resisting compression
Familiarity information: INCOMPRESSIBLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incapable of being compressed; resisting compression
Context example:
mounds of incompressible garbage
Antonym:
compressible (capable of being compressed or made more compact)
Derivation:
incompressibility (the property of being incompressible)
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