What does compact mean?
Definitions for compact
ˈkɒm pæktcom·pact
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Princeton's WordNet
compact, powder compactnoun
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
covenant, compact, concordatnoun
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
compact, compact caradjective
a small and economical car
compactadjective
closely and firmly united or packed together
"compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
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"
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"
compact, packverb
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, compactverb
compress into a wad
"wad paper into the box"
compress, compact, pack togetherverb
make more compact by or as if by pressing
"compress the data"
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, pressverb
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Compactadjective
Etymology: compactus, Latin.
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.
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.
To Compactverb
Etymology: compingo compactum, Latin.
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.If he, compact of jars, grow musical,
We shall have shortly discord in the spheres. William Shakespeare.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.We see the world so compacted, that each thing preserveth other things, and also itself. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 9.
ChatGPT
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 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
Compactverb
to thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body
Compactverb
to unite or connect firmly, as in a system
Compactnoun
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).
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'compact' in Adjectives Frequency: #823
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Anagrams for compact »
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Numerology
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
We targeted genes that we knew from our experience could make the plant more compact and manageable, farmers have been saying,' if you can just get them to behave, we'd be growing acres of these.'.
When you mutate the gene, it basically shrinks the plant like an accordion so you can make it much more compact.
It's going to compact quickly and also melt. We are expecting temperatures this afternoon to rise into the upper 30s to mid 40s across southern New England, so that'll promote melting, this is all going to pass.
The amazing thing with the foldable technology is that it can also become more compact like this, incredible, right?
I highly recommend the Aeropress due to its compact size and easy cleanup, it not only produces a delicious cup of coffee that can rival any coffee shop, but when combined with a hand-held grinder, you can have freshly ground coffee wherever you are.
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- اتفاقArabic
- сгъстявам, споразумение, договор, компактен, сбивамBulgarian
- kompaktníCzech
- kompaktDanish
- Kontrakt, Pakt, kompaktGerman
- συμφωνία, συμβόλαιο, περιεκτικός, σύμβαση, πουδριέρα, συμπτύσσω, συμπεπιεσμένος, συμπαγής, συμπυκνώνω, πυκνόςGreek
- kompaktaEsperanto
- compactar, compacto, acuerdoSpanish
- جمع و جورPersian
- tiivis, kompaktiFinnish
- compactFrench
- dlúth, acht, comhdhlúthaigh, dlúthaighIrish
- kishtey poodyrManx
- דחוס, דחס, קומפקטיHebrew
- कॉम्पैक्टHindi
- kompaktHungarian
- կոմպակտArmenian
- padatIndonesian
- compattoItalian
- קוֹמפָּקטִיHebrew
- コンパクトJapanese
- ಕಾಂಪ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್Kannada
- 콤팩트Korean
- pactoLatin
- raungaitiMāori
- compact, compactificeren, samenpersenDutch
- kompaktNorwegian
- zwartyPolish
- compactarPortuguese
- compactRomanian
- договор, пакт, плотный, сделка, компактныйRussian
- kompaktSwedish
- கச்சிதமானTamil
- కాంపాక్ట్Telugu
- กะทัดรัดThai
- kompaktTurkish
- компактнийUkrainian
- کمپیکٹUrdu
- gọn nhẹVietnamese
- סאָלידYiddish
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