COMPACT

compact

(adjective) closely and firmly united or packed together; “compact soil”; “compact clusters of flowers”

compendious, compact, succinct, summary

(adjective) 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”

compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset

(adjective) having a short and solid form or stature; “a wrestler of compact build”; “he was tall and heavyset”; “stocky legs”; “a thickset young man”

compact, powder compact

(noun) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse

compact, compact car

(noun) a small and economical car

covenant, compact, concordat

(noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

(verb) squeeze or press together; “she compressed her lips”; “the spasm contracted the muscle”

compress, compact, pack together

(verb) make more compact by or as if by pressing; “compress the data”

pack, bundle, wad, compact

(verb) compress into a wad; “wad paper into the box”

compact, pack

(verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; “This powder compacts easily”; “Such odd-shaped items do not pack well”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

compact (plural compacts)

An agreement or contract.

Synonyms

• agreement, contract, pact, treaty

Etymology 2

Adjective

compact (comparative more compact, superlative most compact)

Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.

Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

(mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.

(topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.

Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.

(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.

Synonyms

• (closely packed): concentrated, crowded, dense, serried, solid, thick, tight; see also compact

Hyponyms

• ultracompact

Noun

compact (plural compacts)

A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.

A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.

Verb

compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

Synonyms

• (make more dense): compress, condense; see also compress

Anagrams

• accompt

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*pact", p. p. & a Etym: [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]

1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak. A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together. Peacham.

2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic] A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor. Milton.

3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies. Sir I. Newton.

4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.

Syn.

– Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.

Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.]

1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone. Blackstone.

2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. Eph. iv. 16.

Com"pact, n. Etym: [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]

Definition: An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc. Blackstone. Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. Macaulay. The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified. Wharton.

Syn.

– See Covenant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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