Look up: compact

1. Compact
   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...
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2. compact
   [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 compactable or of compacting easily
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3. compact
   a body produced by the compression of metallic or non-metallic powders in a die Category: Nuclear industry (with applied atomic and nuclear physics) • the cadmium sulphide cell is particularly --, usually even smaller than a barrier layer cell, and is thus suitable for building into cameras. Category: General
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4. Compact
   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 ...
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5. Compact
   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...
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6. Compact
   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...
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7. compact
   dense adjective having component parts closely crowded together; `a compact shopping center`; `a dense population`; `thick crowds`; `a thick forest`; `thick hair`
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8. compact
   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`
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9. compact
   adjective closely and firmly united or packed together; `compact soil`; `compact clusters of flowers`
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10. compact
    powder compact noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman`s purse
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11. compact
    noun a small and economical car
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12. compact
    verb make more compact by or as if by pressing; `compress the data`
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13. compact
    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...
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14. Compact
    • (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. ...
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15. compact
    compact Related 'together' units: greg-; inter-; struct-.
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16. compact
    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 \...
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17. Compact
    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.
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18. Compact
    `Compact` as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: Within mathematics, `compact` may refer to: `Compact` may also refer to:
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19. Compact
    (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 ...
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20. Compact
    (TV series) `Compact` is 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...
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21. 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` beca...
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