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compact
1[kuhm-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt, kuhm-pakt, kom-pakt]
adjective
joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.
compact soil.
arranged within a relatively small space.
a compact shopping center;
a compact kitchen.
Synonyms: ,designed to be small in size and economical in operation.
solidly or firmly built.
the compact body of a lightweight wrestler.
expressed concisely; pithy; terse; not diffuse.
a compact review of the week's news.
Synonyms: , ,composed or made (usually followed byof ).
a book compact of form and content.
Mathematics.Also (of a set) having the property that in any collection of open sets whose union contains the given set there exists a finite number of open sets whose union contains the given set; having the property that every open cover has a finite subcover.
verb (used with object)
to join or pack closely together; consolidate; condense.
Synonyms:to make firm or stable.
Synonyms: ,to form or make by close union or conjunction; make up or compose.
Metallurgy.to compress (metallic or metallic and nonmetallic powders) in a die to be sintered.
to crush into compact form for convenient disposal or for storage until disposal.
to compact rubbish.
noun
a small case containing a mirror, face powder, a puff, and sometimes rouge.
Also called compact car.an automobile that is smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact and generally has a combined passenger and luggage volume of 100–110 cu. ft. (2.8–3.1 m3 ).
Metallurgy.(in powder metallurgy) an object to be sintered formed of metallic or of metallic and nonmetallic powders compressed in a die.
compact
2[kom-pakt]
noun
a formal agreement between two or more parties, states, etc.; contract.
the proposed economic compact between Germany and France.
Synonyms: , , , ,
compact
1adjective
closely packed together; dense
neatly fitted into a restricted space
concise; brief
well constructed; solid; firm
(foll by of) composed or made up (of)
denoting a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheet form
logic (of a relation) having the property that for any pair of elements such that a is related to b, there is some element c such that a is related to c and c to b, as less than on the rational numbers
(of a car) small and economical
verb
to pack or join closely together; compress; condense
(foll by of) to create or form by pressing together
sediment compacted of three types of clay
metallurgy to compress (a metal powder) to form a stable product suitable for sintering
noun
a small flat case containing a mirror, face powder, etc, designed to be carried in a woman's handbag
a comparatively small and economical car
metallurgy a mass of metal prepared for sintering by cold-pressing a metal powder
a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been publis hed in broadsheet form
compact
2/ ˈɒæ /
noun
an official contract or agreement
Other 51Թ Forms
- compactedly adverb
- compactedness noun
- compactly adverb
- compactness noun
- uncompacted adjective
- well-compacted adjective
- dzˈ貹ٱ noun
- dzˈ貹ٱ adverb
- dzˈ貹پDz noun
- dzˈ貹ٲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of compact1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of compact1
Origin of compact2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When not leading a class, a teacher will have a desk, a computer and limited storage space in a compact “collaboration room.”
You can see that this year, when the field is probably more compact in terms of time from front to back than it has ever been.
Two large pieces of construction equipment — a compact loader called a skid steer and a 20-ton crane used for driving piles into the seafloor — tumbled into the water.
“They work with us because they love theater and our format allows them the opportunity to work on plays in a very compact amount of time.”
“Patience and short, compact swings,” Inouye-Perez said when asked about the key to South Carolina’s offense.
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