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Compaction

The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

📖 Definitions of "Compaction"

noun

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The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

🔄 Synonyms of "Compaction"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
crunchnoun	To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
concretionnoun	A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
compressionnoun	An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
densificationnoun	The act or process of making or becoming dense.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compaction"

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Word	Definition
compressionnoun	An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
crushnoun	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
densificationnoun	The act or process of making or becoming dense.
crunchnoun	A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
concretionnoun	A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
compactnessnoun	The state of being compact.
squeezenoun	An instance of squeezing.
scavengingnoun	(gerund) The act of searching through refuse for useful material.
subsidencenoun	The process of becoming less active or severe.
settlingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
packingnoun	The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
settlementnoun	A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
compactnoun	An agreement or contract.
compactingnoun	An agreement or contract.
vibronoun	A haptic actuator inside a mobile phone, a smartwatch etc. to notify the user with a trembling rather than with a sound
compressingnoun	applying pressure
condensationnoun	The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
consolidationnoun	The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.
tampingnoun	The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
pressingnoun	Needing urgent attention.