incompressible
1incompressible — [ ɛ̃kɔ̃presibl ] adj. • 1680; de 1. in et compressible 1 ♦ Phys. Qui n est pas compressible, dont le volume ne diminue pas par la pression. Aucun fluide n est incompressible. 2 ♦ Fig. Impossible à réduire. Frais, délais incompressibles. ⊗ CONTR.… …
2Incompressible — In com*press i*ble, a. [Pref. in not + compressible: cf. F. incompressible.] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be… …
3incompressible — index solid (compact) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4incompressible — [in΄kəm pres′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be compressed incompressibility n …
5incompressible — (in kon prè ssi bl ) adj. 1° Terme de physique. Qui n est pas compressible, dont le volume ne se réduit pas par la compression. • Pourquoi l eau est elle incompressible ?, VOLT. Sing. 23. • La propriété caractéristique des fluides soit… …
6INCOMPRESSIBLE — adj. des deux genres T. de Physique. Qui ne peut être comprimé. Aucun corps matériel n est absolument incompressible …
7INCOMPRESSIBLE — adj. des deux genres T. de Physique Qui ne peut être comprimé. Aucun corps matériel n’est absolument incompressible …
8Incompressible flow — In fluid mechanics or more generally continuum mechanics, an incompressible flow is solid or fluid flow in which the divergence of velocity is zero. This is more precisely termed isochoric flow. It is an idealization used to simplify analysis. In …
9Incompressible surface — In mathematics, an incompressible surface, heuristically, is a surface, embedded in a 3 manifold, which has been simplified as much as possible while remaining nontrivial inside the 3 manifold. For a precise definition, suppose that S is a… …
10Incompressible string — An incompressible string is one that cannot be compressed because it lacks sufficient repeating sequences. Whether a string is compressible will often depend on the algorithm being used. Some examples may illuminate this.Suppose we have the… …