incompressibilityn.
/ɪnkəmprɛsɪˈbɪlɪti/ The quality of being incompressible.
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1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Incompressibility, Incompressibleness, Uncapableness of being compressed, &c.
1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 5 Water has its Incompressibility.
?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 149 The incompressibility of water, proved by the Florentine experiment.
1818 Leigh's New Picture London 312 The longitudinal incompressibility of timber.
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