compactness

Meanings

• adjective

  The quality or state of being compact; not wasted or unnecessarily large.

  - "The compact car can park easily in small spaces."
  - "His arguments were compact and to the point."

• noun

  The process of making something smaller and more condensed.

  - "The compacting of waste in a landfill."
  - "The compacting of snow to make an ice rink."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with compactness
companion , prestige , station

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Variants

List of all variants of compactness that leads to same result
compact , compacter , compactest , compactly , compactness , compactnesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'componere', meaning 'to put together'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the smallest car ever built, the Smart Fortwo, is known for its compact size?

2. The compact disc, or CD, was first introduced in 1982 and revolutionized the way music was distributed and listened to.

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Related Concepts

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1. density: The mass per unit volume of a substance.

2. efficiency: The ability to do something with a minimum of wasted resources.

3. minimization: The process of making something smaller or reducing its size.

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Culture

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Compactness has been used in various contexts, such as in physics to describe the density of matter, in engineering to describe the efficient use of space, and in mathematics to describe the size of a set.

How to Memorize "compactness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, compact object that fits snugly into a tight space.
   - Visualize the process of compressing or squeezing something to make it smaller.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'compact' with the idea of something small and efficient.
   - Think of the word 'compact' as meaning 'well-organized' or 'neat'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-M-P-A-C-T to remember the definition: 'Compact - Meaning small and efficient.'
   - Remember that 'compact' sounds like 'compacted', which means 'made smaller'.

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