noncompressible
Cannot be condensed
Noncompressible describes something that cannot be squeezed into a smaller volume.
The term appears most often in physics and engineering, where liquids like water are treated as noncompressible for practical calculations—unlike gases, they don't significantly reduce in volume under pressure.
In medicine, a noncompressible artery or hemorrhage cannot be controlled by direct pressure.
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inelasticResistant to deformation
- hardFirm or demanding
dense · solid · impenetrable · resistant · durable · tough · sturdy · robust
Amount of space filled
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- pressureForce upon contact
- massQuantity of matter
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
displacement · hydraulics · Bernoulli · liquid · conservation · equilibrium · Pascal · force
rigid
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inelasticResistant to deformation
hard · dense · solid · impenetrable · resistant · durable · tough · sturdy · robust · reinforced
volume
Amount of space filled
fluid dynamics · displacement · hydraulics · Bernoulli · liquid · conservation · equilibrium · Pascal · force · constant
fluid
Substance that flows
actuator · valve · pump · seal · reservoir · flow · oil · transmission · jack · brake
noncompressiblecompressible
Capable of being condensed
squeezable · compactable · elastic · squishy · springy
compress, decompress, compression, compressible, decompression, compressor, incompressible, uncompressed, incompressibility