Lexic.us

Definition of Compact

1. Noun. A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse.

2. Verb. Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

3. Adjective. Closely and firmly united or packed together. "Compact clusters of flowers"

4. Noun. A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action.

5. Verb. Compress into a wad. "Wad paper into the box"

6. Adjective. Having a short and solid form or stature. "A thickset young man"

7. Noun. A small and economical car.

8. Verb. Make more compact by or as if by pressing. "Compress the data"

9. Adjective. Briefly giving the gist of something. "A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

10. Verb. Squeeze or press together. "The spasm contracted the muscle"

Definition of Compact

1. p. p. & a Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

2. v. t. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.

3. n. An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

Definition of Compact

1. Noun. An agreement or contract. ¹

2. Adjective. Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space. ¹

3. Adjective. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space. ¹

4. Adjective. (mathematics) ''(of a set in an Euclidean space)'' Closed and bounded. ¹

5. Adjective. (topology) Such that every exhaustion of it by (overlapping) open balls has the property that some finitely many of those balls will also cover it. ¹

6. Adjective. (topology) (''of a set'') Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. ¹

7. Noun. A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into ones pocket. ¹

8. Noun. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To make more dense; to compress. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Compact

1. closely and firmly united [adj -PACTER, -PACTEST] / to pack closely together [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Compact

comoros comose comous comove comoved comovement comovements comoves comoving comoviridae

comovirus comp comp sci comp stomp compacity compact (current term) compact-disk burner compact bone compact car compact disc

compact disc read-only memory compact disc recordable compact disc write-once compact discs compact disk compact disks compact fluorescent lamp compact fluorescent lamps compact neighborhood compact neighbourhood

Literary usage of Compact

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"THE CONSTITUTION NOT A compact BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES.* On the 21st of January, 1833, Mr. Wilkins, chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1910)
"The act of Virginia did not even profess to ask the consent of Congress to the compact. All that it demanded was that Congress should consent to the ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"The name of " Family compact" was justified by the stipulation : " no other ... This compact was supplemented by a secret Convention bearing the same date ..."

4. A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States: Its Causes by Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1868)
"The system, not a compact between States in their Sovereign capacity, but a Government proper, ... It does not call itself a compact, but a Constitution. ..."

5. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"It is composed of a more or less regularly lamellated bone-tissue, imitating in its structure the outer peripheral layer of compact bone, and is scantily ..."

6. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"The forests were originally of the first quality, consisting of compact-growing hardwoods, oaks, and hickories, with pine die-, seminated only on rocky or ..."

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