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Definition of compact

Compact
Compact Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.] 1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone. --Blackstone. 2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. --Eph. iv. 16.
Compact
Compact Com"pact, n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.] An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc. --Blackstone. Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. --Macaulay. The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton. Syn: See Covenant.

Meaning of compact from wikipedia

- Look up compact in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compact as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer...
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- topology, compactness is a property that s****s to generalize the notion of a closed and bounded subset of Euclidean space. The idea is that a compact space...
- Look up compaction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compaction may refer to: Soil compaction, for mechanically induced compaction near the ground surface...
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- A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term as used for this size...
- Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs. The Compact MPV size class sits between...
- The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing do****ent of Plymouth Colony. It was written...