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Compact

kəmˈpakt

Compact definitions
adjective
compact
  1. closely and neatly packed together; dense

    "a compact cluster of houses"

    dense packed close close-packed tightly packed pressed together
    • having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space

      "this compact car has plenty of boot space"

    • (of a person or animal) small, strong, and well proportioned
    • (of speech or writing) concise in expression

      "a compact summary of the play"

  2. composed or made up of

    "towns compact of wooden houses"

verb
compact compacted compacting compacts
  1. exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress

    "the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted"

    compress condense pack down press down tamp tamp down cram down ram down flatten
    • become compressed by the exertion of force

      "the snow hardened and compacted"

    • form (something) by pressing its component parts firmly together

      "the foundation of the walls, compacted of Granite and Lime"

    • express in fewer words; condense

      "the ideas are compacted into two sentences"

noun
compact compacts
  1. a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff
  2. something that is a small and conveniently shaped example of its kind, in particular a compact camera

    "a wide selection of films is available for your 35 mm compact"

  3. a mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering

    "strength is then introduced by infiltrating glass into the compact"