Definitions for compact
ˈkɒm pæktcom·pact

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. compact, powder compact(noun)

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

2. covenant, compact, concordat(noun)

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

3. compact, compact car(adj)

   a small and economical car

4. compact(adj)

   closely and firmly united or packed together

   "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. 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"

8. pack, bundle, wad, compact(verb)

   compress into a wad

   "wad paper into the box"

9. compress, compact, pack together(verb)

   make more compact by or as if by pressing

   "compress the data"

10. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)

    squeeze or press together

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Compact(verb)

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

6. Compact(verb)

   to unite or connect firmly, as in a system

7. Compact(noun)

   an agreement between parties; a covenant or contract

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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).

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

Anagrams for compact »

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. Scott Barber:

   So she pulls out her compact (and) goes, 'no man, look.' And they were solid black. There was no blue. as I started to draw I felt something in my ears and my ears started to bleed. All of the sudden I just heard them freak out and I hit the ground. That's the last thing I remember.

2. Colleague Miro Voellmy:

   It was built very compact, so it's not much wider than a classic manual wheelchair and it can still go under tables, you can go through narrow doors and use it indoors without any hassle, so it's extremely compact in comparison to different wheelchairs and it's very easy to use.

3. 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.

4. The Post:

   Tom Brokaw index finger to my lips and said, ‘ This is our compact, ’ my insides shook.

5. Brian Grefenstette:

   If we're seeing the birth of a compact object in real time, this could be the start of a new chapter in our understanding of stellar evolution, we looked at this object with many different observatories, and of course the more windows you open onto an object, the more you can learn about it. But, as we're seeing with the Cow, that doesn't necessarily mean the solution will be simple.

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