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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4495 COCA: 6203

compact

1 compact /kəmˈpækt/ adjective
1 compact
/kəmˈpækt/
adjective
Learner's definition of COMPACT
[more compact; most compact]
: smaller than other things of the same kind小型的;袖珍的
: using little space and having parts that are close together紧凑的;体积小的
: closely or firmly packed or joined together紧实的
of a person or animal : short but solid and strong矮壮的;敦实的

— compactly

adverb

— compactness

/kəmˈpæktnəs/ noun [noncount]
2 compact /kəmˈpækt/ verb
compacts; compacted; compacting
2 compact
/kəmˈpækt/
verb
compacts; compacted; compacting
Learner's definition of COMPACT
: to press (something) so that it is harder and fills less space压实;压紧
[+ object]
[no object]

— compacted

adjective

— compactor

also compacter /kəmˈpæktɚ/ noun, plural compactors also compacters [count]
3 compact /ˈkɑːmˌpækt/ noun
plural compacts
3 compact
/ˈkɑːmˌpækt/
noun
plural compacts
Learner's definition of COMPACT
[count]
: a small flat case containing powder or makeup for a woman's face小粉盒 see picture at grooming
US : a small car小型汽车
compare subcompact
compare 4compact
4 compact /ˈkɑːmˌpækt/ noun
plural compacts
4 compact
/ˈkɑːmˌpækt/
noun
plural compacts
Learner's definition of COMPACT
[count] formal
: an agreement between two or more people or groups协定;协议;契约
compare 3compact
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4495 COCA: 6203

compact

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adjective

com·​pact kəm-ˈpakt How to pronounce compact (audio)
käm-ˈpakt,
ˈkäm-ˌpakt
1
: predominantly formed or filled : composed, made
Miss Austen's novels are compact of delicate trivialities … Samuel Alexander
2
a
: having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined
a compact woolen
compact bone
b
: not diffuse or verbose
a compact statement
c
: occupying a small volume by reason of efficient use of space
a compact camera
a compact formation of troops
d
: short-bodied, solid, and without excess flesh
He had a small, compact body that looked full of life. D. H. Lawrence
3
: being a topological space and especially a metric space with the property that for any collection of open sets which contains it there is a subset of the collection with a finite number of elements which also contains it
compactly
kəm-ˈpak(t)-lē How to pronounce compact (audio)
käm-ˈpak(t)-
ˈkäm-ˌpak(t)-
adverb
compactness
kəm-ˈpak(t)-nəs How to pronounce compact (audio)
käm-ˈpak(t)-
ˈkäm-ˌpak(t)-
noun

compact

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verb

compacted; compacting; compacts

transitive verb

1
: to make up by connecting or combining : compose
2
a
: to knit or draw together : combine
b
: to press together : compress
compactible
kəm-ˈpak-tə-bəl How to pronounce compact (audio)
käm-ˈpak-
ˈkäm-ˌpak-
adjective
compactor noun
or less commonly compacter
kəm-ˈpak-tər How to pronounce compact (audio)
käm-ˈpak-,
ˈkäm-ˌpak-

compact

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noun (1)

com·​pact ˈkäm-ˌpakt How to pronounce compact (audio)
: something that is compact or compacted:
a
: a small cosmetic case (as for compressed powder)
b
: an automobile smaller than an intermediate but larger than a subcompact

compact

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noun (2)

com·​pact ˈkäm-ˌpakt How to pronounce compact (audio)
: an agreement or covenant between two or more parties

Example Sentences

Adjective The drill has a compact design. the apartment's compact floor plan The cabin was compact but perfectly adequate. He is compact and muscular. He has a compact body. Verb The snow had compacted into a hard icy layer. the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Verb

Middle English, firmly put together, from Latin compactus, from past participle of compingere to put together, from com- + pangere to fasten — more at pact

Noun (2)

Latin compactum, from neuter of compactus, past participle of compacisci to make an agreement, from com- + pacisci to contract — more at pact

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1601, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of compact was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4495 COCA: 6203

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