incompressible
French, adjective/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl/
incompressible is a French adjective meaning “incompressible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne peut être comprimé”.
What does incompressible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
incompressible
- 2
mandatory, minimum
peine incompressible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne peut être comprimé. 2. Qualifie une peine qui ne peut faire l’objet d’aucune réduction. 3. Irréductible, irrépressible.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of incompressible
- incompressibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incompressible?
- /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl/
- /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.sibl/
- \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incompressible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incompressible in French?
incompressible appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).