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COMPACTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of crushing

Synonyms:

compaction; crunch; crush

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("compaction" is a kind of...):

compressing; compression (applying pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compaction"):

grind; mill; pulverisation; pulverization (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)

Derivation:

compact (make more compact by or as if by pressing)

compact (compress into a wad)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An increase in the density of something

Synonyms:

compaction; compression; concretion; densification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("compaction" is a kind of...):

concentration (increase in density)

Derivation:

compact (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily)

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