Compaction

Definition: Compaction

Compaction

Noun

1. An increase in the density of something.

2. The act of crushing.

Etymology: Compaction \Com*pac"tion\, noun. [Latin expression compactio.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Computing	Compaction compression. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Building & Civil Engineering	The artificial increase of the dry density of a granular soil by mechanical means such as rolling the surface layers, or for deep compaction driving sand piles, vibroflotation, or impact methods. Source: European Union. (references)
Electrical Engineering	Compaction involves the close-packing of the individual grains mainly by the elimination of pore-space and expulsion of entrapped water; this is normally brought about by the weight of t he overlying sediments. Source: European Union. (references)
Environment	Reduction of the bulk of solid waste by rolling and tamping. (references)
	Reduction of the hollow space volume, for example, in waste as a result of added load; cf. baling, stationary compactor, landfill compactor. Source: European Union. (references)
Geological	Occurs when the weight of overlying material compresses more deeply buried sediment. Along with cementation, this process converts sediments to solid rock. (references)
Nuclear Energy & Physics	Increasing the dry density of a granular material, particularly soil, by means such as impact or by rolling the surface layers. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Compaction

Synonyms: compression (n), concretion (n), crunch (n), crush (n), densification (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Contraction	Noun: contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease; of size; defalcation, decrement; lessening, shrinking; Verb: compaction; tabes, collapse, emaciation, attenuation, tabefaction, consumption, marasmus, atrophy; systole, neck, hourglass.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	A Probabilistic Analysis of Test-Response Compaction (reference) Compaction and Fluid Migration (reference) Compaction of Coarse-Grained Sediments (reference) Constructing and Controlling Compaction of Earth Fills (Astm Special Technical Publication, 1384.) (reference) Grouting: Compaction, Remediation and Testing: Proceedings of Sessions Sponsored by the Grouting Committee of the Geo-Institute of the American soci (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Skeleton of horse that died of compaction due to poor feed. William Butler farm near Anthon, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress.		Head of horse that died of compaction due to poor feed. William Butler farm near Anthon, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

"Compaction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Compaction" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	95	33,629

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "compaction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		击实. (various references)

Danish		sammenpresning (compression, consolidation, cramming, debulking, densification, packing, rolling, tractor rolling), sammenpakning, komprimering (compacting, compression, consolidation, debulking), kompaktion (settling, subsidence), kompaktering (densification, settlement). (various references)

Dutch		comprimering (compacting, compression), comprimeren (compress), compactie (compacting, compression, settling, subsidence), compact maken, compact doen worden, verdichting (compacting, compression, congestion, crowding, densification, overcrowding, packing, rolling, tractor rolling), verdichten (compacting, compression, densification), samenpakking (settling, subsidence), samendrukking (compacting, compression, pressure, space occupying process), grondverdichting. (various references)

Farsi		پیمان (Accord, Act, Agreement, Avow, Compact, Concord, Contract, Covenant, Faith, Hand, League, Oath, Pact, Promise, Testament, Treaty, Troth, Vow), عمل ریزبافتن , عمل بهم چسباندن . (various references)

Finnish		tiivistys (condensation, packing, tightening), tiivistyminen (compression, condensation, consolidation, infiltration of tumor cells, infiltration of tumour cells, settling, subsidence, sweating, tumor infiltration, tumour infiltration), tiivistäminen (calking, caulking, compacting, impregnation, luting up, make up, making up, mudding up, rolling), puristus (compression, jam, pressing, pressure, squeeze), kompaktio (settling, subsidence). (various references)

French		compression (compressing, compression), compaction, compactage (compacting, compression), tassement (compacting, consolidation), serrage. (various references)

German		Verdichtung (build up, compression, condensation, condensing, deepening, heightening, increase, intensification, thickening, worsening). (various references)

Greek		σύμπτυξη (shortening), συσσώρευση (accumulating, accumulation, agglomeration, amassment, conglomeration, cumulation, hoarding), συμπύκνωση χορτονομής (packing, rolling, tractor rolling), συμπύκνωση (compression, condensation), συμπίεσης, συμπίεση χόρτου (packing, rolling, tractor rolling), συμπίεση (compression), πυκνοποίηση, δημιουργία συμπαγούς. (various references)

Hungarian		préselés (chequered pattern, chequering, extruding, extrusion, squeeze, squeezing, tooling). (various references)

Italian		costipamento (packing, rolling, settling, subsidence, tractor rolling), compressione del foraggio (packing, rolling, tractor rolling), compressione (compression, constriction, impaction, jam, pinch, squeeze), compattazione (compacting, compression, settling, subsidence), compattamento. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		コンパイラー言葉 (CD, compact, compact camera, compact car, compact disc, compile, compiler language). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		コンパクション . (various references)

Pig Latin		ompactioncay

Portuguese		compressão (constriction, crush, jamming, pressure, retrenchment, squeeze), compactação (compacting, compaction of cohesive materials, compression, pudding, settling, subsidence), calcamento (packing, rolling, tractor rolling), calcadura (packing, rolling, tractor rolling). (various references)

Russian		уплотнение (compression, condensation, gasket, induration, packing). (various references)

Spanish		compresión (compression, crush), compactación del forraje (packing, rolling, tractor rolling), compactación (compacting, compression, settling, subsidence), compacción, apisonado (packing, punning, rodding, rolling, stamp charging, stamped charging, tamping, tractor rolling). (various references)

Swedish		packning (gasket, kit, luggage, pack, packing, seal, washer), komprimering (compacting, compression), kompression (compression), kompaktion (settling, subsidence). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "compaction": compactions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Compaction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Comacchio, compation, compuction, coniacian, conpuction. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "compaction" (pronounced 'Com*pac"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-m-n-o-o-p-t"
	-2 letters: coaction.
	-3 letters: amotion, apomict, campion, caption, cocomat, comatic, compact, maintop, paction, potamic, ptomain, tampion, timpano, tompion.
	-4 letters: action, anomic, atomic, atonic, atopic, camion, cantic, cation, catnip, cocain, impact, manioc, manito, mantic, motion, octopi, oomiac, optima, option, pitman, potion, potman, tampon.
	-5 letters: acmic, actin, amino, amnic, amnio, antic, cacti, campi, campo, canto, capon, coact, coapt.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-m-n-o-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: compactions.
	+2 letters: complication.
	+3 letters: actinomorphic, complications, pococurantism.
	+4 letters: noncomplicated, pococurantisms.
	+5 letters: pharmacognostic, photomechanical.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
compaction	60	compaction warm	3
soil compaction	27	compaction soil testing	3
compaction equipment	22	compaction wacker	3
compaction element finite powder simulation	19	compaction control	3
america compaction	8	compaction crucible	3
compaction grouting	8	america compaction part	3
compaction dynamic	7	compaction wheel	3
compaction test	5	soil compaction equipment	2
roller compaction	5	compaction testing	2
compaction soil test	4	compaction equipment soil type	2
compaction equipment wacker	4	compaction gravel	2
asphalt compaction	4	compaction soil specification	2
compaction crucible metal	4	compaction refining zone	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Compaction

Definition: Compaction

Compaction

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Contraction

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