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incompressibility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
in-com-press-ibil-i-ty
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English compressibility English incompressibility From in- + compressibility.

Usage

Inflected Forms

incompressibilities (plural)

Questions

What does incompressibility mean?
The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure
Where does incompressibility come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English compressibility English incompressibility From in- + compressibility.

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