Definition of Compaction

1. Noun. An increase in the density of something.

Exact synonyms: Compression, Concretion, Densification
Generic synonyms: Concentration
Derivative terms: Compact, Concrete

2. Noun. The act of crushing.
Exact synonyms: Crunch, Crush
Generic synonyms: Compressing, Compression
Specialized synonyms: Grind, Mill, Pulverisation, Pulverization
Derivative terms: Compact, Compact, Crunch, Crush, Crush

Definition of Compaction

1. n. The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

Definition of Compaction

1. Noun. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Compaction

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Compaction

compactedness
compacter
compacters
compactest
compactibility
compactible
compactifiable
compactification
compactifications
compactified
compactifies
compactify
compactifying
compactin
compacting
compaction (current term)
compactional
compactions
compactivity
compactly
compactness
compactnesses
compacton
compactons
compactor
compactors
compacts
compactum
compacture
compadre

Literary usage of Compaction

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

1. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"Semi quantitative permeability tests indicated that sample permeability had decreased at least one order of magnitude after the compaction pyrolysis ..."

2. Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman (1891)
"THE LAST COLLECTIVE compaction. I like well our polyglot construction-stamp, and the retention thereof, in the broad, the tolerating, the many-sided, ..."

3. Idaho Forestry Best Management Practices: Compilation of Research on Their by Kathleen A. Seyedbagheri (1998)
"Some compaction did occur in the Koller corridors but the area of impact was limited to about 1 percent of the total unit (pp. 46-47). ..."

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