compact

com·pact ¹

 (kəm-păkt′, kŏm-, kŏm′păkt′)

adj.

1. Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense: compact clusters of flowers.

2. Occupying little space compared with others of its type: a compact camera; a compact car.

3. Brief and to the point; concise: a compact narration.

4. Marked by or having a short solid physique: a wrestler of compact build.

v. (kəm-păkt′) com·pact·ed, com·pact·ing, com·pacts

v.tr.

1. To press or join firmly together: a kitchen device that compacted the trash.

2.

a. To make by pressing or joining together; compose.

b. To consolidate; combine.

v.intr.

To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed: garbage that compacts easily.

n. (kŏm′păkt′)

1. A small case containing a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff.

2. An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than a midsize car.

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[Middle English, from Latin compāctus, past participle of compingere, to put together : com-, com- + pangere, to fasten; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pact′ly adv.

com·pact′ness n.

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com·pact ²

 (kŏm′păkt′)

n.

An agreement or a covenant. See Synonyms at agreement.

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[Latin compactum, neuter past participle of compacīscī, to make an agreement : com-, com- + pacīscī, to agree; see pact.]

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compact

adj

1. closely packed together; dense

2. neatly fitted into a restricted space

3. concise; brief

4. well constructed; solid; firm

5. (foll by of) composed or made up (of)

6. (Journalism & Publishing) denoting a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheet form

7. (Mathematics) logic (of a relation) having the property that for any pair of elements such that a is related to b, there is some element c such that a is related to c and c to b, as less than on the rational numbers

8. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian (of a car) small and economical

vb (tr)

9. to pack or join closely together; compress; condense

10. (foll by of) to create or form by pressing together: sediment compacted of three types of clay.

11. (Metallurgy) metallurgy to compress (a metal powder) to form a stable product suitable for sintering

n

12. (Clothing & Fashion) a small flat case containing a mirror, face powder, etc, designed to be carried in a woman's handbag

13. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian a comparatively small and economical car

14. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a mass of metal prepared for sintering by cold-pressing a metal powder

15. (Journalism & Publishing) a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheet form

[C16: from Latin compactus, from compingere to put together, from com- together + pangere to fasten]

comˈpacter n

comˈpaction n

comˈpactly adv

comˈpactness n

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compact

(ˈkɒmpækt)

n

(Law) an official contract or agreement

[C16: from Latin compactum, from compaciscī to agree, from com- together + paciscī to contract; see pact]

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com•pact¹

(adj. kəmˈpækt, kɒm-, ˈkɒm pækt; v. kəmˈpækt; n. ˈkɒm pækt)

adj.

1. joined or packed together; dense; solid: compact soil.

2. arranged within a relatively small space: a compact kitchen.

3. designed to be small in size and economical in operation.

4. solidly or firmly built: a compact physique.

5. expressed concisely; terse: a compact review of the news.

6. composed or made (usu. fol. by of): a book compact of form and content.

v.t.

7. to join or pack closely together; condense.

8. to form or make by close union or conjunction; compose.

9. to crush or compress into a tight, solid form: to compact rubbish.

n.

10. a small case containing a mirror, face powder, and sometimes rouge.

11. an automobile larger than a subcompact but smaller than a midsize car.

[1375–1425; < Latin compāctus <compingere to shut away, bind together]

com•pact′ed•ly, adv.

com•pact′ed•ness, n.

com•pact′ly, adv.

com•pact′ness, n.

com•pact²

(ˈkɒm pækt)

n.

a formal agreement between two or more parties, states, etc.; contract.

[1580–90; < Latin compactum,compectum <compactus,compacīscī to make an agreement <com- + pacīscī to secure by negotiation, akin to pāx peace]

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compact

Past participle: compacted
Gerund: compacting

Imperative

compact

compact

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse powder compact case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
	2.	compact - a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action concordat, covenant written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
	3.	compact - a small and economical car     compact car auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
Verb	1.	compact - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" pack wad, compact, pack, bundle - compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	compact - compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" wad, bundle, pack arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" compact, pack - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" puddle - work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
	3.	compact - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" compress, pack together wedge, squeeze, force - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" tamp, tamp down, pack - press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
	4.	compact - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" constrict, compress, contract, press, squeeze choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
Adj.	1.	compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" loose - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
	2.	compact - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" heavyset, stocky, thickset, thick short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	3.	compact - 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" compendious, succinct, summary concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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compact

¹

adjective

1. closely packed, firm, solid, thick, dense, compressed, condensed, impenetrable, impermeable, pressed together a thick, bare trunk crowned by a compact mass of dark-green leaves
closely packed loose, scattered, sprawling, dispersed, spacious, roomy

2. small, little, tiny, mini, wee, diminutive, petite, dinky (informal), pocket-sized a compact computer that could be tucked under the arm and carried like a notebook

3. concise, brief, to the point, succinct, terse, laconic, pithy, epigrammatic, pointed The strength of the series is in its concise, compact short-story quality.
concise lengthy, rambling, long-winded, wordy, garrulous, verbose, prolix, circumlocutory

verb

1. pack closely, stuff, cram, compress, condense, tamp The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.
pack closely separate, disperse, loosen

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compact

²

noun agreement, deal, understanding, contract, bond, arrangement, alliance, treaty, bargain, pact, covenant, entente, concordat The Pilgrims signed a democratic compact aboard the Mayflower.

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compact ¹

adjective

1. Having all parts near to each other:

close, crowded, dense, packed, thick, tight.

2. Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent:

aphoristic, epigrammatic, epigrammatical, marrowy, pithy.

Informal: brass-tacks.

Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point.

3. Short, heavy, and solidly built:

blocky, chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset.

verb

1. To subject to compression:

compress, constrict, constringe, squeeze.

2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:

compress, constrict, constringe, contract, shrink.

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compact ²

noun

1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action:

accord, agreement, arrangement, bargain, deal, pact, understanding.

2. A legally binding arrangement between parties:

agreement, bond, contract, convention, covenant, pact.

3. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange:

bargain, contract, covenant, deal, transaction.

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Translations

إتِّفاق، عَقْدعُلْبَة البودْرَه والمرآهمَضْغُوطمُكْتَنِز، مُتَضام، مَضْغوط

kompaktnípudřenkadohoda

kompaktpudderdåsetætbyggetaftale

kompaktPuderdoseVertrag

περιεκτικόςσυμπαγήςσυμπεπιεσμένοςσυμπιεσμένος

compactopolverasólidoconveniopacto

tiiviskompakti

compactcompacteconventionpoudrier

kompaktan

kompakt

púîurdóssamanòjappaîursamningur

compattocomprimeredensofittopatto

ぎっしり詰まった

빽빽하게 찬

blīvskompaktslīgums

compact

kompaktoverenskomstpudderdåse

kompaktowy

compacto

компактныйкомпактировать

kompaktnýpudrenka

kompakt

กระชับ

anlaşmaderli topluküçükpudra kutusuufak ve derli toplu

kết chặt

紧凑的协议小巧的带镜小粉盒

compact

¹

A. [kəmˈpækt] ADJ (= small) → compacto; (= dense) → apretado, sólido; [style] → breve, conciso

B. [kəmˈpækt] VT [+ snow, earth] → comprimir (into en) (= condense) [+ text, activities] → condensar

C. [kəmˈpækt] VI [snow] → comprimirse

D. [ˈkɒmpækt] N

1. (also powder compact) → polvera f

2. (US) (Aut) (also compact car) → utilitario m

E. [ˈkɒmpækt] CPD compact car N (US) → utilitario m
compact disc N → disco m compacto, compact m
compact disc player N → lector m de discos compactos

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compact

² [ˈkɒmpækt] N (= agreement) → pacto m, convenio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

compact

[kəmˈpækt ˈkɒmpækt]

adj (= neatly constructed) [car, camera] → compact(e); [kitchen] → compact(e)

[ˈkɒmpækt] n

(= agreement) → contrat m, entente f

(also powder compact) → poudrier m

[kəmˈpækt] vt (= compress) → compactercompact disc n → disque m compactcompact disc player n → lecteur m de disques compacts

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

compact

¹

adj (+er) → kompakt; style of writing, prose also → gedrängt; soil, snow → fest; the print is too compact → der Druck ist zu eng, es ist zu eng bedruckt

vt

snow, soil → festtreten/-walzen/-fahren etc

(fig liter) to be compacted of … → sich aus … zusammensetzen

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compact

²

n

(= powder compact) → Puderdose f

(US: = car) → Kompaktauto nt → or -wagen m

(= camera) → Kompaktkamera f

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compact

³

n (form: = agreement) → Vereinbarung f, → Übereinkunft f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

compact

¹ [kəmˈpækt] adj → compatto/a
this house is very compact → questa casa è piccola ma funzionale

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compact

² [ˈkɒmpækt] n

a. (agreement) → patto, contratto

b. (also powder compact) → portacipria m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

compact¹

(kəmˈpӕkt) adjective

fitted neatly together in a small space. Our new house is very compact. kompak مُكْتَنِز، مُتَضام، مَضْغوط компактен compacto kompaktní kompakt kompakt; tætbygget συμπαγής, μικρόςcompacto kompaktne متراکم؛ جمع و جور pienikokoinen compactקומפקטי गठा हुआ zbijen, kompaktan, jezgrovit tömör, kompakt padat samanþjappaður compatto 小さく整った 빽빽한 kompaktiškas kompakts; blīvs padat compactkompakt zwarty تړون،موافقه، جوړه bem aproveitado înghesuit компактный kompaktný zbit, strnjen zbijen kompakt ที่อัดแน่น ufak ve derli toplu; küçük 小巧的 компактний, малогабаритний ٹھیک پیوست کیا ہوا chật ních 小巧的，紧凑的

(ˈkompӕkt) noun

a small container for women's face-powder. a powder-compact with a mirror. poeierbevatter عُلْبَة البودْرَه والمرآه пудриера pó-de-arroz pudřenka die Puderdose pudderdåse πουδριέρα polvera de bolsillo puudritoos جعبه لوازم آرایش puuterirasia poudrier פּוּדְרִייָה महिलाओं के फेस पाउडर के लिए छोटा डिब्बा puder u kamenu púdertartó persetujuan púðurdós コンパクト 휴대용 분갑 pudrinė pūdernīca bedak kompak poederdoospudderdåse puderniczka د آرایش سامان آلاتو بکس caixa de pó-de-arroz pudrieră пудреница pudrenka pudrnica pudrijera puderdosa ตลับแป้ง pudra kutusu 彩妝用的粉餅 пудрениця سنگھار دان hộp phấn sáp bỏ túi 带镜小粉盒

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compact²

(ˈkompӕkt) noun

an agreement. The management and trade union leaders finally signed a compact. ooreenkoms, verdrag إتِّفاق، عَقْد спогодба acordo dohoda der Vertrag aftale συμφωνίαpacto, acuerdo, convenio kokkulepe قرارداد؛ پیمان sopimus conventionהסכם समझौता, संविदा ugovor, sporazum szerződés persetujuan samningur accordo 契約 협약 sutartis līgums perjanjian overeenkomstoverenskomst, paktporozumienie پیمان acordo acord соглашение dohoda sporazum sporazum pakt, överenskommelse การเห็นด้วย anlaşma 協議 угода, договір معاہدہ ، میثاق sự thỏa thuận 协议

ˌcompact ˈdisc noun

(also CD) a disc on which sound or information is recorded. kompakteskyf قُرص مكثّف компакт диск CD kompaktní disk Compact Disc compactdisc; cd ψηφιακός δίσκος, σιντίdisco compacto, compact disc CD, laserplaat لوح فشرده CD-levy disque compactתקליטור काम्पेक्ट डिस्क, सीडी kompaktni disk CD, kompaktlemez kompak disk compact disc, CD コンパクトディスク 콤팩트 디스크 kompaktinis diskas, kompaktinë plokðtelë kompaktdisks cakera padat cd, compact-disc kompaktdisk, CD-platepłyta kompaktowa سی دی компакт-диск kompaktná platňa CD plošča kompakt-disk cd-skiva แผ่นดิสก์; แผ่นซีดี kompakt disk, yoğun disk 光碟 компакт-диск سی ڈی đĩa com pắc 激光唱盘，光盘

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compact

→ مَضْغُوط kompaktní kompakt kompakt συμπιεσμένος compacto tiivis compact kompaktan compatto ぎっしり詰まった 빽빽하게 찬 compact kompakt kompaktowy compacto компактный kompakt กระชับ derli toplu kết chặt 紧凑的

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