in-compressible

in·com·press·i·ble

[in-kuhm-pres-uh-buhl]
adjective
not compressible.

Origin:
1720–30; in-3 + compressible

in·com·press·i·bil·i·ty, noun
in·com·press·i·bly, adverb
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incompressible (ˌɪnkəmˈprɛsəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
incapable of being compressed or condensed
 
incompressi'bility
 
n
 
incom'pressibleness
 
n
 
incom'pressibly
 
adv

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In-compressible is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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