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Definition of Noncompressible
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noncompressible
Literary usage of Noncompressible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"X-ray of the extremities will identify calcified arteries that may be associated
with high ABI levels, indicating noncompressible arteries. ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"Subsequent pressure waves are caused by rapid gas expansion in a noncompressible
environment, which causes a sequence of contractions and expansions as the ..."
3. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"It must not be forgotten that water is practically noncompressible, and that even
if the explosion did not take place against the ship the effect would be ..."
4. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... to the wheel and will absorb most of the minor shocks that would be transmitted
to the springs of the vehicle if noncompressible tires were used. ..."
5. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"It must not be forgotten that water is practically noncompressible, and that even
if the explosion did not take place against the ship ..."
6. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... the minor shocks that would be transmitted to the springs of the vehicle if
noncompressible tires were used. ' Construction of Pneumatic Tires Denned. ..."
7. Railway Locomotives and Cars (1843)
"We will now endeavor to prove the assertion ; therefore we will say that a body
of water is noncompressible, as much so as steel, or any other metal we now ..."
8. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1911)
"... biparietal not such as to descend, and head very hard and noncompressible.
Transferred to hospital. Cesarean section done. Child weighed eight pounds ..."
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