incompressibility

English

Etymology

in- +‎ compressibility

Noun

incompressibility (countable and uncountable, plural incompressibilities)

  1. The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure
    Water has a high degree of incompressibility.
  2. (physics) The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.