compact

== English == === Pronunciation === Noun: (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmˌpækt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ Adjective: (UK) IPA(key): /kəmˈpækt/ (US) IPA(key): /kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ Verb: (US, UK) IPA(key): /kəmˈpækt/ Rhymes: (adjective, verb) -ækt === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). ==== Noun ==== compact (plural compacts) An agreement or contract. Synonyms: agreement, contract, pact, treaty ===== Derived terms ===== interstate compact social compact ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted) (intransitive) To form an agreement or contract. ==== Adjective ==== compact (not comparable) (archaic) Agreed, contracted. === Etymology 2 === 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”). ==== Adjective ==== compact (comparative more compact or compacter, superlative most compact or compactest) Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. Synonyms: concentrated, crowded, dense, serried; see also Thesaurus:compact Hyponym: ultracompact Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space. (of prose) Brief and pithy; not verbose. (topology, not comparable) Of a topological space: Such that every open cover has a finite subcover. In a metric space, this is equivalent to being sequentially compact. In metric spaces with the Heine-Borel property, this is equivalent to being closed and bounded. Synonym: quasi-compact Compact in the above sense and moreover Hausdorff. (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. (obsolete) Composed or made; with of. ===== Usage notes ===== The two mathematical senses are favored by different mathematicians and in different branches of mathematics. Mathematicians who use compact in etymology 2, adjective sense 4.2 use the term quasi-compact for etymology 2, adjective sense 4.1; this usage is particularly common in algebraic geometry. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== compact (plural compacts) 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. Synonym: powder box 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. ===== Derived terms ===== minicompact ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted) (transitive) To make more dense; to compress. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. ===== Synonyms ===== (make more dense): compress, condense; see also Thesaurus:compress ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === compact (cosmetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === accompt == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compact, from Latin compāctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔmˈpɑkt/ Hyphenation: com‧pact Rhymes: -ɑkt === Adjective === compact (comparative compacter, superlative compactst) compact (closely packed), dense compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== compactheid == French == === Etymology === From Latin compāctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pakt/ === Adjective === compact (feminine compacte, masculine plural compacts, feminine plural compactes) compact (closely packed), dense compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space) ==== Derived terms ==== disque compact ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: compact → Turkish: kompakt === Noun === compact m (plural compacts) compact disc Synonyms: Compact Disc, disque compact music center (US), music centre (UK) compact camera === Further reading === “compact”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compact, from Latin compactus. === Adjective === compact m or n (feminine singular compactă, masculine plural compacți, feminine/neuter plural compacte) compact ==== Declension ====