incompressible

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incompressible - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Incompressible \In`com*press"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
     compressible: cf. F. incompressible.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

incompressible - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  incompressible
      adj 1: incapable of being compressed; resisting compression;
             "mounds of incompressible garbage" [ant: compressible]