compact
com|pact (compacts compacting compacted)
The adjective and verb are pronounced /kəmp'ækt/ The noun is pronounced /k'ɒmpækt/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
...my compact office in Washington.
...the new, more compact Czech government.
● compactness [N-UNCOUNT]
The very compactness of the cottage made it all the more snug and appealing.
2 [ADJ]
A compact person is small but strong.
He was compact, probably no taller than me...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
A compact cassette, camera, or car is a small type of cassette, camera, or car.
4 [VERB] V n, V n
To compact something means to press it so that it becomes more solid. (FORMAL)
The Smith boy was compacting the trash...
The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.
= compresscom|pact disc (compact discs)
in AM, also use compact disk
[N-COUNT] also on N
Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
The adjective and verb are pronounced /kəmp'ækt/ The noun is pronounced /k'ɒmpækt/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
...my compact office in Washington.
...the new, more compact Czech government.
● compactness [N-UNCOUNT]
The very compactness of the cottage made it all the more snug and appealing.
2 [ADJ]
A compact person is small but strong.
He was compact, probably no taller than me...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
A compact cassette, camera, or car is a small type of cassette, camera, or car.
4 [VERB] V n, V n
To compact something means to press it so that it becomes more solid. (FORMAL)
The Smith boy was compacting the trash...
The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.
= compresscom|pact disc (compact discs)
in AM, also use compact disk
[N-COUNT] also on N
Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.