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com·pact¹ (k

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, k

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)

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. (k

m-p

) com·pact·ed, com·pact·ing, com·pacts

v.tr.

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

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. (k

)

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 an intermediate.

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

com·pactly adv.

com·pactness n.

com·pact² (k

)

An agreement or a covenant. See Synonyms at bargain.

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

compact¹

adj [kəmˈpækt ˈkɒmpækt]

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. (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.

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

vb [kəmˈpækt] (tr)

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

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

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy to compress (a metal powder) to form a stable product suitable for sintering

n [ˈkɒmpækt]

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

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

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy a mass of metal prepared for sintering by cold-pressing a metal powder

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

compacter n

compaction n

compactly adv

compactness n

compact²

(Law) an official contract or agreement

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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

compact¹

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

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

compact²

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

Translations

compact¹

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

compact² [ˈkɒmpækt] N (= agreement) → pacto m, convenio m

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) → compacter
compact disc n → disque m compact
compact disc player n → lecteur m de disques compacts

compact¹

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

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

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

compact²

(= powder compact) → Puderdose f

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

(= camera) → Kompaktkamera f

compact³

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

compact¹ [kəmˈpækt] adj → compatto/a
this house is very compact → questa casa è piccola ma funzionale

compact² [ˈkɒmpækt] n

a. (agreement) → patto, contratto

b. (also powder compact) → portacipria m inv

compact² [ˈkɒmpækt] n

a. (agreement) → patto, contratto

b. (also powder compact) → portacipria m inv

compact¹

adj compact [kəmˈpӕkt]

fitted neatly together in a small space Our new house is very compact. kompak مُكْتَنِز، مُتَضام، مَضْغوط компактен kompaktní kompakt; tætbygget kompakt συμπαγής, μικρός compacto kompaktne متراکم؛ جمع و جور kompakti, tilankäytöltään taloudellinen compact קוֹמפַּקטִי गठा हुआ zbijen, kompaktan, jezgrovit tömör, kompakt padat samanþjappaður compatto 小さく整った 빽빽한 kompaktiškas kompakts; blīvs padat compact kompakt zwarty 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 紧凑的

[ˈkompӕkt] n

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

compact²

n compact [ˈkompӕkt]

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

n compact ˈdisc

(alsoCD) a disc on which sound or information is recorded. kompakteskyf قُرص مكثّف компакт диск kompaktní disk compactdisc; cd Compact Disc ψηφιακός δίσκος, σιντί disco compacto, compact disc CD, laserplaat لوح فشرده disque compact תַקלִיטוֹר 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-plate płyta kompaktowa 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

compact → مضغوط kompaktní kompakt kompakt συμπιεσμένος compacto tiivis compact kompaktan compatto ぎっしり詰まった 빽빽하게 찬 compact kompakt gęsty compacto компактный kompakt กระชับ sımsıkı paketlenmiş kết chặt 紧凑的

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