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US
/ˈkɑmpækt, kəmˈpækt/
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NOUN
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- a small and economical car
- a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
VERB
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have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
This powder compacts easily
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well -
make more compact by or as if by pressing
compress the data -
squeeze or press together
the spasm contracted the muscle
she compressed her lips -
compress into a wad
wad paper into the box
ADJECTIVE
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briefly giving the gist of something
a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
succinct comparisons
a short and compendious book
a compact style is brief and pithy -
having a short and solid form or stature
stocky legs
a thickset young man
he was tall and heavyset
a wrestler of compact build -
closely and firmly united or packed together
compact soil
compact clusters of flowers
How To Use compact In A Sentence
- His throat burned for oxygen and he felt his ribs compressing, compacting, and ready to break.
- Paris doesn't feel that old, especially after all the time I spent in the compact, windy streets of the old City of Zurich.
- Old deliberate contemplations, perceptions after long regard ingathered from abundant nature, theories leisurely compacted in sunshine or storm, to stand in the fields of memory, crowned with beauty by the indulgent years. Apologia Diffidentis
- The compact dimensions of the system means minimum impact on interior space and the design of the drivetrain is surprisingly simple but highly efficient.
- Generally, surface compaction only affects one crop year if the field is plowed before the next crop.
- Compact and light-weight waterproof hand-held turbidimeters are designed for portability and durability
- Fingers, hands, and the washboard supply the pressure, a process called fulling, and the warm soapy water shrinks the fibers into a compact form.
- Even more seriously, this is a play full of the most intricate, knotty, compacted language.
- Referring to Fig. 249, it is seen that the large expansion of the bone is produced by the gradual transition of the hollow shaft of compact bone to cancellated bone, resulting in the production of a much larger volume. II. Osteology. 6c. 3. The Femur
- * antiquation, or the obsolescence of content or format (VHS, compact cassette, vinyl record) Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
