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Compact
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Compact
[cosmetics] A compact is cosmetic product. It is usually contained in a small, round case, with two or all of the following: a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff. The term is an abbreviation for "compact powder". Eventually the more elaborate compact, the `vanity case` became popular ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_(cosmetics)
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An agreement made by voluntary sector representatives and the government in 1998 covering the relationship between the two. Under the compact the government is committed to giving three months' notice of funding decisions and 12 weeks consultation, better feedback and statements on how proposed legi... Found op http://society.guardian.co.uk/glossary/page/0,,646470,00.html
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[adj] - heavy and compact in form or stature 2. [adj] - closely crowded together 3. [adj] - closely and firmly united or packed together 4. [n] - a small and economical car 5. [n] - a small cosmetics case with a mirror 6. [v] - have the property of being packable or compac... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=compact
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Com·pact' (kŏm*păkt') past participle & a [ Latin compactus , past participle of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: confer French compacte . See Pact .] 1. Joined ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/119
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Com·pact' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Compacted ; present participle & verbal noun Compacting .] 1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; t... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/119
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Com'pact (kŏm'păkt) noun [ Latin compactum , from compacisci , past participle compactus , to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact .] An agreement between parties; a... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/119
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dense adjective having component parts closely crowded together; `a compact shopping center`; `a dense population`; `thick crowds`; `a thick forest`; `thick hair` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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heavyset 1 stocky adjective heavy and compact in form or stature; `a wrestler of compact build`; `he was tall and heavyset`; `stocky legs`; `a thick middle-aged man`; `a thickset young man` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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adjective closely and firmly united or packed together; `compact soil`; `compact clusters of flowers` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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powder compact noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman`s purse Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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noun a small and economical car Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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verb make more compact by or as if by pressing; `compress the data` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compact
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A set is compact if it is closed and bounded. The concept comes up most often in economics in the context of a theory in which a function must be maximized. Continuous functions that are well defined on a compact domain have a maximum and minimum; this is the Weierstrauss Theorem. Noncontinuous func... Found op http://www.econterms.com/glossary.cgi?query=compact
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• (v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. • (p. p. & a) Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. • (p. p. & a) Composed or made; -- with of. ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/compact/
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compact Related 'together' units: greg-; inter-; struct-. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/528/6
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1. (Or 'finite', 'isolated') In domain theory, an element d of a cpo D is compact if and only if, for any chain S, a subset of D, d (= lub S =) there exists s in S such that d (= s. I.e. you always reach d (or better) after a finite number of steps up the chain. ('(=' is written in LaTeX as \... Found op http://foldoc.org/compact
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[TV series] Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads. In comparison to the kitchen sink realism of Coronation Street, Compact was a distinctly middle-cla... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_(TV_series)
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[newspaper] A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term is used also for this size (not to be confused with 4.25 × 6.75 inches or 108 × 171 mm paper sizes) came into use in its current use when The Indepe... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_(newspaper)
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Term used to describe the firmly joined union of various body parts. Also used to describe a short- to medium-length coat, very close lying, with a dense undercoat and giving a smooth outline. Found op http://www.apluspetgoods.com/petsupplies/dog-glossary.php
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1) Abbreviation for commercial product acquisition team 2) Affidation 3) Agreement 4) Bargain 5) Bond 6) Bundobast 7) Clayey 8) Cloggy 9) Close-packed 10) Concentrated 11) Consolidated 12) Contract 13) Covenan... Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/compact/1
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