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The act of crushing
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compaction
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French compaction , from Latin compactionem (nominative compactio ) "a putting or joining together," noun of action from past participle stem of compingere (see compact (adj.)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an increase in the density of something [syn: compression , concretion , densification ] the act of crushing [syn: crush , crunch ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In sedimentology compaction refers to the process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of loading. This forms part of the process of lithification . When a layer of sediment is originally deposited, it contains an open ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compaction \Com*pac"tion\, n. [L. compactio.] The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Usage examples of compaction.
Fremen there were opening a way down into the sand with their compaction tools.
Had I realized that I could do the magic of compaction -- I did not know it was possible -- I would have brought it along.
Expansion or compaction -- maybe she could do something with the ribbon, then transform it.
Before sealing the sphincter, he reached out with the compaction tool, reversed its action.
The process of compaction and excursions that result in more compactions is a little like what happens in a collapsing star at the end of its life.
Sand rasped as he opened the sphincter and a burred fizzle of grains ran into the tent before he could immobilize it with a static compaction tool.
She thought of the compaction tool and the other strange instruments in the pack.
The beam was still out there but without the cosmic dust compaction it could no longer be observed.
The compaction also resulted in physical and chemical changes in the organic matter, eventually resulting in the formation of oil in the pores of this source rock.