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Compaction

Noun CEFR B2
kəmˈpækʃən

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcompactación
日本語圧密
العربيةالدّمج

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

compactivity compactization Compactly Compactness compacton Compactor

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