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Results for: "compact"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

compact — closely packed
→ compacte
compact — topological sense
→ compacte

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse;
[syn: compact, powder compact]

2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action;
[syn: covenant, compact, concordat]

3. a small and economical car;
[syn: compact, compact car]


VERB (4)

1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily;
- Example: "This powder compacts easily"
- Example: "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
[syn: compact, pack]

2. compress into a wad;
- Example: "wad paper into the box"
[syn: pack, bundle, wad, compact]

3. make more compact by or as if by pressing;
- Example: "compress the data"
[syn: compress, compact, pack together]

4. squeeze or press together;
- Example: "she compressed her lips"
- Example: "the spasm contracted the muscle"
[syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. closely and firmly united or packed together;
- Example: "compact soil"
- Example: "compact clusters of flowers"

2. having a short and solid form or stature;
- Example: "a wrestler of compact build"
- Example: "he was tall and heavyset"
- Example: "stocky legs"
- Example: "a thickset young man"
[syn: compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset]

3. briefly giving the gist of something;
- Example: "a short and compendious book"
- Example: "a compact style is brief and pithy"
- Example: "succinct comparisons"
- Example: "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
[syn: compendious, compact, succinct, summary]