What does compact mean?
Definitions for compact
ˈkɒm pæktcom·pact
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word compact.
Princeton's WordNet
compact, powder compact(noun)
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
covenant, compact, concordat(noun)
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
compact, compact car(adj)
a small and economical car
compact(adj)
closely and firmly united or packed together
"compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset(adj)
having a short and solid form or stature
"a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
compendious, compact, succinct, summary(verb)
briefly giving the gist of something
"a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
compact, pack(verb)
have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
"This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
pack, bundle, wad, compact(verb)
compress into a wad
"wad paper into the box"
compress, compact, pack together(verb)
make more compact by or as if by pressing
"compress the data"
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
Webster Dictionary
Compact
joined or held together; leagued; confederated
Compact
composed or made; -- with of
Compact
closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense
Compact
brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse
Compact(verb)
to thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body
Compact(verb)
to unite or connect firmly, as in a system
Compact(noun)
an agreement between parties; a covenant or contract
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Compact
kom-pakt′, adj. fastened or packed together: firm: close: brief.—v.t. to press closely together: to consolidate: (Shak.) to confirm.—adj. Compact′ed, firmly put together: compact.—adv. Compact′edly.—n. Compact′edness.—adv. Compact′ly.—ns. Compact′ness, state of being compact: closeness: solidity: terseness; Compac′ture (Spens.) close union or knitting together; Compāge′, Compā′ges, a structure of many parts. [Fr.,—L. com, pactus, pa.p. of compingĕre—com, together, pangĕre, to fix. Cf. Fang.]
Compact
kom′pakt, n. a mutual bargain or agreement: a league, treaty, or union: (Shak.) league, in bad sense.—adj. united: leagued. [L. compactum—compacisci, from com, with, and pacisci, to make a bargain; cf. pangĕre.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
compact
Of a design, describes the valuable property that it can all be apprehended at once in one's head. This generally means the thing created from the design can be used with greater facility and fewer errors than an equivalent tool that is not compact. Compactness does not imply triviality or lack of power; for example, C is compact and FORTRAN is not, but C is more powerful than FORTRAN. Designs become non-compact through accreting features and cruft that don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C maintain that ANSI C is no longer compact).
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'compact' in Adjectives Frequency: #823
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of compact in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of compact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of compact in a Sentence
That gap is closing quite quickly, and we're expecting that trend to continue to be driven by the smaller, compact SUVs, they're more versatile - families love them. Their price is lower, they're smaller than the larger SUV models but still roomy.
We are at a watershed, where success in managing forced displacement globally requires a new and far more comprehensive approach so that countries and communities aren't left dealing with this alone, but there is reason for some hope. Fourteen countries are already pioneering a new blueprint for responding to refugee situations and in a matter of months a new Global Compact on Refugees will be ready for adoption by the United Nations General Assembly.
The amazing thing with the foldable technology is that it can also become more compact like this, incredible, right?
What we have done is a calculation that shows that you can take the same design and make a compact image sensor chip with it. Of course that chip would be able to capture less light and therefore harvest less energy, because it is smaller. But it turns out when you make it a chip it also consumes less power.
Gravitational waves are literally ripples in the curvature of space-time that are caused by collisions of heavy and compact objects like black holes and neutron stars.
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Translations for compact
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- اتفاقArabic
- компактен, договор, споразумение, сгъстявам, сбивамBulgarian
- kompaktníCzech
- Kontrakt, Pakt, kompaktGerman
- συμβόλαιο, συμπτύσσω, συμπεπιεσμένος, πυκνός, συμπαγής, περιεκτικός, σύμβαση, πουδριέρα, συμφωνία, συμπυκνώνωGreek
- compactar, compacto, acuerdoSpanish
- جمع و جورPersian
- tiivis, kompaktiFinnish
- compactFrench
- comhdhlúthaigh, dlúthaigh, acht, dlúthIrish
- kishtey poodyrManx
- קומפקטי, דחוס, דחסHebrew
- kompaktHungarian
- padatIndonesian
- compattoItalian
- raungaitiMāori
- compactificeren, compact, samenpersenDutch
- zwartyPolish
- compactRomanian
- договор, сделка, компактный, пакт, плотныйRussian
- kompaktSwedish
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