Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being compact.
- noun Terseness; condensation; conciseness, as of expression or style.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the state of being
compact
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the consistency of a compact solid
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together
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Examples
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I think the compactness will be a big selling point.
The Yike Bike Bill Crider 2009
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The meaning, then, of the Hebrew word rendered firmament is so utterly removed from the notion of compactness, or solidity, or metallic or crystalline spheres, that it is derived from the very opposite; the fineness or tenuity produced by processes of expansion.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Robert Patterson 1857
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This way I can remove the navigation bar for extra vertical compactness, which is very important on my eeePC with its 600 pixels vertical.
unknown title 2009
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Sorry, I missed the final paragraph of my comment about Congress; I just said that removing AV feeds from the chamber and committees, and adopting some kind of compactness rule for legislation are the first step in fixing the problem.
It's the new Bloggingheads with me and Jane Hamsher. Ann Althouse 2008
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The Supreme Court and lower courts have identified a variety of factors such as compactness, contiguity, respect for political subdivisions, respect for communities of interest, and protection of incumbents (and other political factors), as traditional redistricting principles.
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The criteria for drawing districts would include factors such as compactness and competitiveness.
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The criteria for drawing districts would include factors such as compactness and competitiveness.
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"Tokyo has exceeded the pass marks in core points" such as compactness and financial guarantees, the influential newspaper Asahi Shimbun said.
unknown title 2009
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"Tokyo has exceeded the pass marks in core points" such as compactness and financial guarantees, the influential newspaper Asahi Shimbun said.
unknown title 2009
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Now you can use all Flash format advantages, such as compactness, easy distribution, high compatibility with all browsers and OSs.
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