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incompressible

/ˌɪnkəmpɹˈɛsəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
in-com-press-ible
IPA
/ˌɪnkəmpɹˈɛsəbəl/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not compressible.

adj

Having a divergence equal to zero.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From in- + compressible. Compare French incompressible.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

incompressable (alternative) uncompressable (alternative) uncompressible (alternative)

Derived Forms

incompressibleness

Rhymes With

accessible inaccessible irrepressible addressable

Questions

How do you pronounce incompressible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnkəmpɹˈɛsəbəl/.
What does incompressible mean?
Not compressible.
Where does incompressible come from?
From in- + compressible. Compare French incompressible.

How to pronounce incompressible

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