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is stressed on the second syllable as a and predicative adjective. As a noun (meaning 'an agreement' or 'a case for face-powder') and as an attributive adjective, the stress is normally on the first syllable, except that it is variable in compact disc.

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adjective

1. Having all parts near to each other: close, crowded, dense, packed, thick, tight. See tighten/loosen.
2. Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent: aphoristic, epigrammatic, epigrammatical, marrowy, pithy. Informal brass-tacks. Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point. See meaning, style/good style/bad style.
3. Short, heavy, and solidly built: blocky, chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset. See fat/thin.

verb

1. To subject to compression: compress, constrict, constringe, squeeze. See tighten/loosen.
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compress, constrict, constringe, contract, shrink. See increase/decrease.

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noun

1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: accord, agreement, arrangement, bargain, deal, pact, understanding. See agree/disagree.
2. A legally binding arrangement between parties: agreement, bond, contract, convention, covenant, pact. See agree/disagree.
3. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange: bargain, contract, covenant, deal, transaction. See agree/disagree.

adj

Definition: condensed
Antonyms: loose, slack, uncondensed

adj

Definition: short, brief
Antonyms: big, large, lengthy, long, unabridged

n

Definition: agreement
Antonyms: disagreement

v

Definition: make condensed
Antonyms: enlarge, loosen, slacken, thin, uncondense

Of a design, describes the valuable property that it can all be apprehended at once in one's head. This generally means the thing created from the design can be used with greater facility and fewer errors than an equivalent tool that is not compact. Compactness does not imply triviality or lack of power; for example, C is compact and FORTRAN is not, but C is more powerful than FORTRAN. Designs become non-compact through accreting features and cruft that don't merge cleanly into the overall design scheme (thus, some fans of Classic C maintain that ANSI C is no longer compact).

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n. a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties.

v.

make or enter into (a formal agreement) with another party or parties: the Democratic Party compacted an alliance with dissident groups.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An agreement, treaty, or con- tract.

The term compact is most often applied to agreements among states or between nations on matters in which they have a common concern.

The Constitution contains the Compact Clause, which prohibits one state from entering into a compact with another state without the consent of Congress.

IN BRIEF: To pack together firmly. Also: A small item.

The contraction team used a steam roller to compact the soil.

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v

To form by uniting or condensing particles with the application of pressure (for example, the progressive insertion and welding of foil and the building up of plastic amalgam in a preparation).

For a list of words related to compact, see:

• Grooming Aids and Processes - compact: small case holding face powder, puff, and mirror, sometimes also with rouge
• Small, short, or thin
• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - compact: (vb) compress, reduce under pressure
• Types of Automobiles - compact: small car
• Luggage and Cases - compact: small cosmetic case, esp. for pressed face powder
• Diplomacy and Diplomats - compact: agreement between two or more states

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - kompakt, sammentrængt, kortfattet, tætbygget
v. tr. - gøre kompakt, komprimere
v. intr. - blive komprimeret
n. - pudderdåse, mellemklassebil, kompakt masse

idioms:

• compact disc    CD, compact disk

2.
n. - pagt, overenskomst
v. intr. - sammensætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
compact, overeenkomst, samenpersen, bestaan uit, overeenkomst aangaan (met), samenstellen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - dense, compact, concis, ramassé, sans espace, perdu, trapu (homme), bien fait (femme)
v. tr. - rendre (qch) compact, tasser, (Constr) compacter
v. intr. - devenir compact, se comprimer
n. - poudrier, (US, Aut) voiture de faible encombrement

idioms:

• compact disc    disque compact

2.
n. - accord, contrat, convention
v. intr. - faire un contrat

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - kompakt, gedrängt
v. - zusammendrängen, zusammenfügen
n. - Puderdose, Kompaktauto, Kompaktkamera

idioms:

• compact disc    Kompaktschallplatte

2.
n. - Pakt, Vertrag, Vereinbarung
v. - einen Vertrag abschließen, Vereinbarungen treffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμπτύσσω, συμπιέζω, πατικώνω, συνθέτω, αποτελώ
adj. - σμικρύνω, συμπαγής, βολικού μεγέθους, συνεπτυγμένος, σφιχτοδεμένος, περιεκτικός, μεστός περιεχομένου, αποτελούμενος (από)
n. - σύμβαση, συνθήκη, πουδριέρα, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) επιβατικό αυτοκίνητο μέσου μεγέθους

idioms:

• compact disc    ψηφιακός δίσκος

Italiano (Italian)
comprimere, compatto

idioms:

• compact disc    compact disc

Português (Portuguese)
v. - comprimir
adj. - compacto
n. - acordo (m), estojo (m) de maquilagem

idioms:

• compact disc    CD (m)

Русский (Russian)
сжимать, уплотнять, компактный, лаконичный

idioms:

• compact disc    компакт-диск

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - compacto, recogido, conciso, denso
v. tr. - comprimir en, condensar
v. intr. - comprimirse, condensarse
n. - compacto, recogido, conciso, denso

idioms:

• compact disc    disco compacto

2.
n. - pacto, convenio, trato, compresa
v. intr. - pactar, convenir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fast foga samman, konsolidera (bildl.), sätta samman
adj. - kompakt, fast, kortfattad, liten puderdosa, kompaktbil
n. - cd-skiva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 紧密的, 结实的, 小巧的, 紧凑的, 小型的, 使紧密, 使简洁, 压紧, 结实地组成, 订立契约, 连镜小粉盒, 小型轿车

idioms:

• compact disc    光碟机, 激光唱片

2. 合同, 契约

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 緊密的, 結實的, 小巧的, 緊湊的, 小型的
v. tr. - 使緊密, 使簡潔, 壓緊, 結實地組成
v. intr. - 訂立契約
n. - 連鏡小粉盒, 小型轎車

idioms:

• compact disc    光碟機, 雷射唱片

2.
n. - 合同, 契約

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 빽빽하게 찬, 아담한, 간결한
v. tr. - 압축하다, 간결하게 하다
v. intr. - 단단하게 굳어지다, 성형 되다
n. - 휴대용 분갑, 소형자동차, 분압체

2.
n. - 계약
v. intr. - 계약을 맺다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぎっしり詰まった, 引き締まった, 小さくまとまった, 簡潔な
v. - ぎっしり詰める, 圧縮する, 簡潔にする
n. - コンパクト, 契約, 協定

idioms:

• compact disc    コンパクトディスク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضغط, ركز (صفه) مضغوط, متين, محكم, مركز (الاسم) ميثاق, حلف, اتفاق, عهد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרוכז, קומפקטי, דחוס, ארוז במהודק‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה הסכם, כרת ברית, דחס, צופף‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה הסכם, כרת ברית‬
n. - ‮פודרייה, מכונית קטנה, (פריט ציוד) קטן מותאם היטב ושימושי, (גוף אנושי) קטן שיחסי-הגודל בין חלקיו נאותים‬
n. - ‮חוזה, הסכם‬

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