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1 compact /kəmˈpækt/ adjective
1 compact
/kəmˈpækt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPACT
adverb
•The crib folds compactly for traveling. [=the crib can be folded so that its parts are close together]
•a compactly built hockey player
•compactly designed computers
/kəmˈpæktnəs/ noun [noncount]
•The computer offers power as well as compactness. [=it is both powerful and small]
: to press (something) so that it is harder and fills less space
[+ object]
•Tractors had compacted [=compressed] the soil.
[no object]
also compacter /kəmˈpæktɚ/ noun, plural compactors also compacters [count]
•a trash compactor [=a machine that presses trash together]
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: a small flat case containing powder or makeup for a woman's face — see picture at grooming
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Compact definition: joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid. See examples of COMPACT used in a sentence.
Find 94 different ways to say COMPACT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
using or filling only a small amount of space. The kitchen was compact but well equipped. Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years. closely packed together. a compact mass of earth. The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark. (of a person or an animal) small and strong.
