Look up: compaction

1. compaction
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kom-pak′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process following the third cleavage division of the zygote during which the blastomeres maximize their contact with each other by polarization and adhesion, forming a compact ball that is held together by tight junctions; compact...
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2. Compaction
   a state where soil particles are forced closely together, reducing pore space.
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3. Compaction
   Often this term comes up when one is talking about new landscaping around a new construction whether it be a private home site, or commercial site. Compaction is created by heavy machinery squeezing the layers of the soil together. It is destructive to the composition and structure of the soil. No l...
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4. Compaction
   Reduction of the bulk of solid waste by rolling and tamping.
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5. compaction
   [n] - an increase in the density of something
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6. Compaction
   When soil is compressed naturally or otherwise to the extent that water cannot drain away or plant roots penetrate. Subsoiling is carried out to alleviate this.
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7. compaction
   reduction of the hollow space volume, for example, in waste as a result of added load Category: Environment • compaction involves the close-packing of the individual grains mainly by the elimination of pore-space and expulsion of entrapped water; this is normally brought about by the wei...
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8. Compaction
   The process of inducing a closer packing of particles in a granular material by rolling or other mechanical means.
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9. compaction
   Process that occurs during the morula stage of embryogenesis in which blastomeres increase their cell-cell contact area and develop gap junctions. In mice compaction occurs at the 8 cell stage and after this the developmental fate of each cell becomes restricted.
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10. Compaction
    Com·pac'tion noun [ Latin compactio .] The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. [ Obsolete] Bacon.
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11. compaction
    compression 2 concretion noun an increase in the density of something
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12. compaction
    (kәm-pak´shәn) a complication of labor in twin births in which there is simultaneous full engagement of the leading fetal poles of both twins, so that the true pelvic cavity is filled and further descent is prevented.
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13. Compaction
    • (n.) The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.
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14. compaction
    (from the article `rock`) ...deformation, creep, and recrystallization. (5) Time is an influential factor as well. (6) The rate of loading (i.e., the rate at which stress is ... Large raindrops, up to 6 mm (0.2 inch) in diameter, have terminal velocities of about 10 metres (30 feet) per second and so may cause considerable ... Effici...
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15. compaction
    compression
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16. compaction
    
    • an increase in the density of something
    • the act of crushing
    
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17. Compaction
    The process whereby the volume of freshly placed mortar or concrete is reduced to the minimum practical space, usually by vibration, centrifugation, tamping, or some combination of these; to mold it within forms or molds and around embedded parts and reinforcement, and to eliminate voids other than entrained air. See also Consolidation.
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18. Compaction
    (geology) `Compaction (geology)` refers to the process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of loading. This forms part of the process of lithification. When a layer of sediment is originally deposited, it contains an open framework of particles with the por...
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