Definitions

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  • adjective Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of compact.

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Examples

  • By examining bubbles of air trapped in compacted snow, it is possible for researchers to glean details about past environmental conditions.

    The Lovecraft News Network 2009

  • Bubbles form in compacted glacial ice because the was air between the snow crystals that was trapped during compaction.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • Bubbles form in compacted glacial ice because the was air between the snow crystals that was trapped during compaction.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • Elderly or disabled people can enjoy the park due to the fact that it is connected by wide, flat walkways covered in compacted, small gravel, though the hanging bridges, which provide a nice adventurous feel at the entrance and hostel areas may be a challenge.

    Las Estacas - Riverside Aquatic Park In Morelos 2008

  • Elderly or disabled people can enjoy the park due to the fact that it is connected by wide, flat walkways covered in compacted, small gravel, though the hanging bridges, which provide a nice adventurous feel at the entrance and hostel areas may be a challenge.

    Las Estacas - Riverside Aquatic Park In Morelos 2008

  • Such remains should be 'compacted' said Harriet and reburied deeper to allow the plot to be resold to the families of the several others who must share plots there.

    Leaseholders used as cash-points Newmania 2006

  • So now countless English not Welsh, or Scots, or Irish dead patriots are, on body snatcher Harman's orders, shamefully exhumed and 'compacted', i.e. dumped into a large grinding machine, where they are tumbled around and ground into pellets the size of rabbit droppings.

    Shaping Harriet Harman's Radical Realism to Face the Challenges of the Future...Blah...Blah 2007

  • As Body Snatcher Harman is so keen on having our deceased grandparents dug up and 'compacted', David Cameron should ask her why she hasn't had HER grandparents' remains violated in this manner.

    Harriet Harman: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you 2007

  • This is possible only if the slope is less than 5% and if the road has a surface such as compacted gravel or stone to protect it from erosion.

    2. Drainage options 1991

  • "Receiving ministration." knit together -- The Greek is translated, "compacted," Eph 4: 16: implying firm consolidation. with the increase of God -- (Eph 4: 16); that is, wrought by God, the

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

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