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COMPACTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The consistency of a compact solid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("compactness" is a kind of...):
solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compactness"):
denseness; density (the amount per unit size)
Derivation:
compact (having a short and solid form or stature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The spatial property of being crowded together
Synonyms:
compactness; concentration; denseness; density; tightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("compactness" is a kind of...):
spacing; spatial arrangement (the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them)
