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compaction

com·pac·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pak-shuh n, kom-]
    • /kəmˈpæk ʃən, kɒm-/
    • /kəmˈpæk·ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pak-shuh n, kom-]
    • /kəmˈpæk ʃən, kɒm-/

Definitions of compaction word

  • noun compaction a compacting or being compacted; compression 3
  • noun compaction Compaction is when a powder is pressed to make a porous solid. 3
  • abbreviation Technical meaning of COMPACTION compression 3
  • noun compaction the act of compacting or the state of being compacted. 1
  • noun compaction Geology. the consolidation of sediments resulting from the weight of overlying deposits. 1
  • noun compaction The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted. 1
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Origin of compaction

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English compaccioun < Latin compāctiōn- (stem of compāctiō) a joining, frame, equivalent to compāct(us) compact1 + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Compaction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compaction

compaction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • differential compaction

    differences in the extent to which sediment is compacted owing to topographic irregularities of the surface on which it is deposited.

  • lithification

    the process or processes by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock, as by compaction or cementation.
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