compact
1arranged within a relatively small space: a compact shopping center;a compact kitchen.
designed to be small in size and economical in operation.
solidly or firmly built: the compact body of a lightweight wrestler.
composed or made (usually followed by of): a book compact of form and content.
Also bicompact .Mathematics. (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.
to join or pack closely together; consolidate; condense.
to make firm or stable.
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.
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.
Origin of compact
1Other words for compact
Other words from compact
- com·pact·ed·ly, adverb
- com·pact·ed·ness, noun
- com·pact·ly, adverb
- com·pact·ness, noun
- un·com·pact·ed, adjective
- well-com·pact·ed, adjective
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Other definitions for compact (2 of 2)
a formal agreement between two or more parties, states, etc.; contract: the proposed economic compact between Germany and France.
Origin of compact
2synonym study For compact
Other words for compact
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How to use compact in a sentence
For comparison, a Tesla Model Y compact crossover has a 75 kWh battery pack.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceCounterCurrentAbout as sprawling and diverse a show as the compact Gallery B can contain, “CounterCurrent” encompasses painting, sculpture, drawing and photography as well as decorative crafts.
In the galleries: Rejuvenating the obsolete into unconventional art | Mark Jenkins | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostOn the other hand, electric chippers are compact and relatively quiet, less expensive than gas-powered ones, and easy to use.
Wood chippers to keep your property looking great | PopSci Commerce Team | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt's the company's compact crossover, built on its new Skyactiv-Vehicle architecture, which it shares with the Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback.
The Mazda CX-30 Turbo: How I learned to love the crossover | Jonathan M. Gitlin | February 9, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThe Omega is super compact, allowing it to fit in small spaces with ease, and its design aims to expose your ingredients to as little oxygen as possible during the process to cut down on oxidation and potential changes in flavor.
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I notice he moves at a slightly slower pace than everyone else, and keeps his gestures compact.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFilms are at their best when they can compact a story down to its essentials.
Gamers Want to Game: Video Games Aren't Blockbuster Movies | Alec Kubas-Meyer | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe next thing that happened, which was really great, was that the tapes became available on compact discs.
It will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington.
John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India? | Tunku Varadarajan | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo years later, when a deep-diving robot finally located the wreckage, the debris field was relatively compact—660 by 1,970 feet.
Sometimes dumb-bells, compact sheaves of fine needles, and irregular rhizome forms are seen (Fig. 40).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIt is of an exceedingly hard, densely compact nature; from its hardness difficult to work, but susceptible of a very high polish.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesA covenant is a mutual voluntary compact between two parties on given terms or conditions.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamIn length there was no alteration, but the design seems more condensed, more compact, yet slightly wider in the opening.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickVeins of an inch or an inch and a half extracted from compact rock seldom have these intersections.
Asbestos | Robert H. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for compact (1 of 2)
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
US and Canadian (of a car) small and economical
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
a small flat case containing a mirror, face powder, etc, designed to be carried in a woman's handbag
US and Canadian 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
Origin of compact
1Derived forms of compact
- compacter, noun
- compaction, noun
- compactly, adverb
- compactness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for compact (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒmpækt) /
an official contract or agreement
Origin of compact
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