Definitions for compact
ˈkɒm pæktcom·pact

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compact, powder compactnoun

   a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

2. covenant, compact, concordatnoun

   a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

3. compact, compact caradjective

   a small and economical car

4. compactadjective

   closely and firmly united or packed together

   "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

5. compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thicksetadjective

   having a short and solid form or stature

   "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"

6. compendious, compact, succinct, summaryverb

   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"

7. compact, packverb

   have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

   "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

8. pack, bundle, wad, compactverb

   compress into a wad

   "wad paper into the box"

9. compress, compact, pack togetherverb

   make more compact by or as if by pressing

   "compress the data"

10. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, pressverb

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compactadjective

   Etymology: compactus, Latin.

   1. Firm; solid; close; dense; of firm texture.

   Is not the density greater in free and open spaces, void of air and other grosser bodies, than within the pores of water, glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   Without attraction the dissevered particles of the chaos could never convene into such great compact masses as the planets. Richard Bentley.

   2. Brief; as a compact discourse.

2. COMPACTnoun

   A contract; an accord; an agreement; a mutual and settled appointment between two or more, to do or to forbear something.

   Etymology: pactum, Latin.

   I hope the king made peace with all of us;
   And the compact is firm and true in me. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   In the beginnings of speech there was an implicit compact, founded upon common consent, that such words, voices, or gestures, should be signs whereby they would express their thoughts. South.

3. To Compactverb

   Etymology: compingo compactum, Latin.

   1. To join together with firmness; to unite closely; to consolidate.

   Inform her full of my particular fears;
   And thereto add such reasons of your own,
   As may compact it more. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Nor are the nerves of his compacted strength
   Stretch’d, and dissolv’d into unsinew’d length. John Denham.

   By what degrees this earth’s compacted sphere
   Was harden’d, woods, and rocks, and towns to bear. Wentworth Dillon.

   This disease is more dangerous as the solids are more strict and compacted, and consequently more so as people are advanced in age. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone,
   Imparting radiant lustre, like his own. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

   2. To make out of something.

   If he, compact of jars, grow musical,
   We shall have shortly discord in the spheres. William Shakespeare.

   3. To league with.

   Thou pernicious woman,
   Compact with her that’s gone, think’st thou thy oaths,
   Though they would swear down each particular fact,
   Were testimonies. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   4. To join together; to bring into a system.

   We see the world so compacted, that each thing preserveth other things, and also itself. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 9.

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1. compact

   In mathematics, particularly in topology, a set is called compact if it has the property that every open cover has a finite subcover. Specifically, a topological space or a set is said to be compact if from any arbitrary collection of open sets that covers the set or the space, a finite number of open sets can be selected that also covers the set or the space. This concept plays a significant role in areas such as real analysis, complex analysis, and general topology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compact

   joined or held together; leagued; confederated

2. Compact

   composed or made; -- with of

3. Compact

   closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense

4. Compact

   brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse

5. Compactverb

   to thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body

6. Compactverb

   to unite or connect firmly, as in a system

7. Compactnoun

   an agreement between parties; a covenant or contract

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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).

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'compact' in Adjectives Frequency: #823

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1. accompt

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compact in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of compact in a Sentence

1. Richard Edelman:

   There must be a new compact between company and individual, where companies demonstrate that innovations are safe based on independent research, provide both societal and personal benefit and are committed to the protection of customer data.

2. Alan Cominsky:

   The debris field is scattered throughout, and it’s compact, extremely compact.

3. James K. Polk:

   The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the bonds of peace and union this great and increasing family of free and independent States, will be the chart by which I shall be directed.

4. George Mason:

   All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing the obtaining of happiness and safety.

5. James Madison:

   [In the case of] dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil.

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