Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The process of compacting or the state of being compacted.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of making or the state of being compact.
  • noun A compact or an agreement.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of crushing
  • noun an increase in the density of something

Etymologies

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From French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.

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Examples

  • In Mexico, proper compaction is in the very infancy of technology.

    Sagging Patio Floor 2005

  • In Mexico, proper compaction is in the very infancy of technology.

    Sagging Patio Floor 2005

  • In Mexico, proper compaction is in the very infancy of technology.

    Sagging Patio Floor 2005

  • In Mexico, proper compaction is in the very infancy of technology.

    Sagging Patio Floor 2005

  • In Mexico, proper compaction is in the very infancy of technology.

    Sagging Patio Floor 2005

  • Consequently, high and low moisture contents will result in poor compaction, which is synonymous with low density.

    Chapter 5 1987

  • Gelderman said soil compaction occurs when soil particles are pushed together, reducing the soil pore spaces.

    High Plains Journal: Ag News 2010

  • As noted in the Feb. 27 issue of the Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management News, maximum soil compaction occurs when soil moisture is at or near field capacity.

    unknown title 2009

  • a 33% compaction, which is well will be a formula upgrade.

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  • Hence, this is called 'compaction' to distinguish it from other forms of defragmentation.

    KernelTrap Jeremy 2010

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