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[ adjective kuhm-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt; verb kuhm-pakt; noun kom-pakt ]

adjective

  1. joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid:

    compact soil.

  2. arranged within a relatively small space:

    a compact shopping center;

    a compact kitchen.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. designed to be small in size and economical in operation.
  4. solidly or firmly built:

    the compact body of a lightweight wrestler.

  5. expressed concisely; pithy; terse; not diffuse:

    a compact review of the week's news.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. composed or made (usually followed by of ):

    a book compact of form and content.

  7. Also . 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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to join or pack closely together; consolidate; condense.

    Synonyms:

  2. to make firm or stable.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to form or make by close union or conjunction; make up or compose.
  4. Metallurgy. to compress (metallic or metallic and nonmetallic powders) in a die to be sintered.
  5. to crush into compact form for convenient disposal or for storage until disposal:

    to compact rubbish.

noun

  1. a small case containing a mirror, face powder, a puff, and sometimes rouge.
  2. 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鈥110 cu. ft. (2.8鈥3.1 m 3 ).
  3. Metallurgy. (in powder metallurgy) an object to be sintered formed of metallic or of metallic and nonmetallic powders compressed in a die.

compact

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[ kom-pakt ]

noun

  1. a formal agreement between two or more parties, states, etc.; contract:

    the proposed economic compact between Germany and France.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

compact

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adjective

  1. closely packed together; dense
  2. neatly fitted into a restricted space
  3. concise; brief
  4. well constructed; solid; firm
  5. foll by of composed or made up (of)
  6. denoting a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheet form
  7. 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
  8. (of a car) small and economical
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to pack or join closely together; compress; condense
  2. foll by of to create or form by pressing together

    sediment compacted of three types of clay

  3. metallurgy to compress (a metal powder) to form a stable product suitable for sintering
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a small flat case containing a mirror, face powder, etc, designed to be carried in a woman's handbag
  2. a comparatively small and economical car
  3. metallurgy a mass of metal prepared for sintering by cold-pressing a metal powder
  4. a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been publis hed in broadsheet form
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

compact

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/ 藞办蓲尘辫忙办迟 /

noun

  1. an official contract or agreement
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞尘藞辫补肠迟别谤, noun
  • 肠辞尘藞辫补肠迟濒测, adverb
  • 肠辞尘藞辫补肠迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 肠辞尘藞辫补肠迟苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路别诲路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路别诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒-肠辞尘路辫补肠迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of compact1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin 肠辞尘辫腻肠迟耻蝉 (past participle of compingere 鈥渢o shut away, put away, bind together鈥), equivalent to com- prefix + pag-, stem of pangere 鈥渢o fix, arrange鈥 + -tus past participle suffix; com-; peace; pact, compact 2 )

Origin of compact2

First recorded in 1550鈥60; from Latin compactum, compectum, noun use of neuter of compactus (past participle of 肠辞尘辫补肠墨蝉肠墨 鈥渢o make an agreement鈥), equivalent to com- prefix + pac- (stem of 辫补肠墨蝉肠墨 鈥渢o secure by negotiation鈥 + -tus past participle ending); com-; compact 1, pact, peace
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of compact1

C16: from Latin compactus, from compingere to put together, from com- together + pangere to fasten

Origin of compact2

C16: from Latin compactum, from 肠辞尘辫补肠颈蝉肠墨 to agree, from com- together + 辫补肠颈蝉肠墨 to contract; see pact
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Young explains that they have fewer moving parts than traditional piston engines, making them easier to maintain, yet deliver surprising power for their relatively compact, lightweight size.

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Itamar Moses, no stranger to unlikely dramatic subjects, compressed the epic saga into a compact yet labyrinthine book.

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Steel and other metals also get compacted in the recycling zone before being trucked away.

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For 1968, which has been called 鈥渢he year that shattered America,鈥 such a compact of faith at the core of 鈥淒ark鈥 鈥 and a contract between strangers, no less 鈥 is no cavalier thing.

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Skyfly's Axe, by comparison, is more compact and aimed at the private market.

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