Incompressible (Adjective)
Meaning
Incapable of being compressed; resisting compression; "mounds of incompressible garbage".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hard, incompressible material was resistant to the force of the hammer.
- Scrap metal can be pounded into a small space, but the incompressible liquid it carries cannot.
- The dense, incompressible stone made it difficult to carve a statue.
- Mounds of incompressible garbage accumulated in the landfills.
- Engineers must consider the incompressible properties of metals when designing complex machinery.