incompressibleadj.

/ɪnkəmˈprɛsɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + compressible adj.: compare French incompressible (Furetière, 1690).

a. That cannot be compressed or squeezed into smaller compass; incapable of compression.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > by compaction or compression > not > that cannot be compressed

incompressible1705

1705 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Nat. Relig. i. 62 Hardness is the reason why water is incompressible, when the air lodged in it is exhausted.

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Incompressible,..not to be compressed or squeezed together.

1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 125 The middle fluid part is incompressible.

1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) iii. 46 Liquids in general are treated in hydrostatics as incompressible bodies.

1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 158 The brain is quite incompressible.

b. figurative. (In quot. 1824 = irrepressible.)

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > unrestrainable

irrefrenable1546

unrestrainable1609

uncurbablea1616

undetainablea1631

irrestrainable1643

uncogible1646

unligable1655

unconstrainable1659

irrepressible1811

incompressible1823

uncheckable1836

unchainablea1849

1823 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 56 129 That higher class of writers whose popularity [is] incompressible within the scanty limits of one country.

1824 Examiner 370/1 His incompressible mental independence subjected him to the rancorous..calumny of those who knew him not.

Derivatives

incomˈpressibleness n. (Bailey folio, 1730).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	incompressible
释义	incompressibleadj. /ɪnkəmˈprɛsɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + compressible adj.: compare French incompressible (Furetière, 1690). a. That cannot be compressed or squeezed into smaller compass; incapable of compression. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > by compaction or compression > not > that cannot be compressed incompressible1705 1705 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Nat. Relig. i. 62 Hardness is the reason why water is incompressible, when the air lodged in it is exhausted. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Incompressible,..not to be compressed or squeezed together. 1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 125 The middle fluid part is incompressible. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) iii. 46 Liquids in general are treated in hydrostatics as incompressible bodies. 1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 158 The brain is quite incompressible. b. figurative. (In quot. 1824 = irrepressible.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > unrestrainable irrefrenable1546 unrestrainable1609 uncurbablea1616 undetainablea1631 irrestrainable1643 uncogible1646 unligable1655 unconstrainable1659 irrepressible1811 incompressible1823 uncheckable1836 unchainablea1849 1823 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 56 129 That higher class of writers whose popularity [is] incompressible within the scanty limits of one country. 1824 Examiner 370/1 His incompressible mental independence subjected him to the rancorous..calumny of those who knew him not. Derivatives incomˈpressibleness n. (Bailey folio, 1730). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1705
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