COMPACTION
crush, crunch, compaction
(noun) the act of crushing
compaction, compression, concretion, densification
(noun) an increase in the density of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
compaction (countable and uncountable, plural compactions)
The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pac"tion, n. Etym: [L. compactio.]
Definition: The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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