compaction

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Pronunciation

/kəmˈpækʃən/

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/kəmˈpækʃən/ · /kəmˈpɛkʃən/

Definition of compaction

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

“At Smithfield Frith is being shovelled up, his youth, his grace, his learning and his beauty: a compaction of mud, grease, charred bone.”

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From Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.

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