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compaction

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com·pac·tion  (km-pkshn)
n.
The process of compacting or the state of being compacted.
compaction  (km-pkshn)
The process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means.
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Noun1.compaction - an increase in the density of somethingcompaction - an increase in the density of something
compression, densification, concretion
concentration - increase in density
2.compaction - the act of crushing
crunch, crush
compressing, compression - applying pressure
pulverisation, pulverization, grind, mill - the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Translations
compaction [kəmˈpækʃən] n (= compression) → compactage m
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