English Explanatory Dictionary

compaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpækʃən/ /kəmˈpɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-compaction.wav

Word forms

compaction compactions

Etymology

From Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.

Derived words

autocompaction compactional context compaction decompaction hypercompaction noncompaction precompaction recompaction supercompaction vibrocompaction
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