compact
adjective
- newspaper physical format
noun
- portable case for makeup or facepowder, usually with a mirror in its lid
verb
- make compact, compress
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpækt/ / /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ / /ˈkɒmˌpækt/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).
- Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
“glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies”
- Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
“a compact laptop computer”
- Brief and pithy; not verbose.
“a compact discourse”
- Of a topological space:
- Of a topological space:
- Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
“Thou fooliſh Frier, and thou pernicious woman / Compact with her that's gone:”
“a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together”
- Composed or made; with of.
“A wandering fire, / Compact of unctuous vapor.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).
- A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.
- An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
- A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
“The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).
- To make more dense; to compress.
“You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore.”
- To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
“The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.”