compact
Meaning of compact
adjective
- closely and neatly packed together; dense.
a compact cluster of houses
- composed or made up of.
towns compact of wooden houses
- exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.
the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted
- a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.
- 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
- a mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering.
strength is then introduced by infiltrating glass into the compact
late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.
noun- a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties.
they signed a compact with the United States
a peace compact
- make or enter into (a formal agreement) with another party or parties.
the party compacted an alliance with dissident groups
late 16th century: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com- ‘with’ + pacisci ‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact.
Information about compact
- The plural form of compact is: compacts.
- Languages in which compact is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of compact
com-pact
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- compact is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
compact synonyms
Meaning dense:
Meaning heavyset:
heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
Meaning compendious:
compendious, succinct, summary
Meaning covenant:
Meaning pack:
Meaning compress:
compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press
Meaning fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open:
Meaning having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure:
Meaning firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:
Meaning express (written or spoken material) in fewer words; make concise:
Meaning pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion:
Meaning make or become flat or flatter:
Meaning a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states:
Meaning a formal agreement between individuals or parties:
Meaning an official agreement or treaty:
Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:
Meaning a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations:
Meaning an agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other:
Meaning an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context:
Meaning an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict:
Meaning a legal agreement, contract, or document:
Meaning the original draft of a diplomatic document, especially of the terms of a treaty agreed to in conference and signed by the parties:
Meaning a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions:
Meaning an agreement with someone to do something:
Meaning an informal or unspoken agreement or arrangement:
Meaning a solemn promise or undertaking:
Meaning a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen:
Meaning an agreement with legal force:
Meaning a formal agreement to get married:
compact antonyms
Meaning not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:
Meaning make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm:
Translation of compact
- German: dicht
- Italian: fitto
- Spanish: denso, densa, compacto, compacta, espeso, espesa
- French: dense, compact
- Portuguese: denso
Anagrams of compact
Words that rhyme with compact
pact, epact, bicompact, disimpact, impact, incompact, nonimpact, postimpact, recompact, reimpact, semicompact, subcompact, ultracompact, uncompact
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