incompressibility
noun 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
high, small
ADV.
unrealistically
Definitions
noun
1
The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure
Water has a high degree of incompressibility.
2
The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter.
The value 120 MeV for the incompressibility is unrealistically small when compared with the value ~180-240 MeV!
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- compressibility
- squeezability
- sponginess
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Water has a high degree of incompressibility.
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The value 120 MeV for the incompressibility is unrealistically small when compared with the value ~180-240 MeV!
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