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noun
The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of crushing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crush, crunch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compression, compressing
Narrower terms: grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation
noun
an increase in the density of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: compression, concretion, densification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concentration
History
From Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
