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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

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