compaction

kəmˈpækʃən

Definition

Definition of compaction - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

density

TECH.

process of making something more dense

TECH.

Compaction of soil improves its load-bearing capacity.

compression

condensation

densification

compression

TECH.

state of being compacted

TECH.

The compaction of the material made it very dense.

compression

densification

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Origin of compaction

Latin, compactionem (a pressing together)

Terms with compaction included in their meaning

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ripper

agriculture

tool for reducing soil compaction

lithification

geology

compaction and cementation of sediment into rock

lithogenesis

geology

formation of sedimentary rock through accumulation and compaction

oedometer

soil testing

device for measuring soil compaction or consolidation

tamping machine

compaction equipment

machine that compacts material by repeated impact

Examples of compaction in a sentence

Compaction of the material is necessary for stability.
The compaction of the soil improved its stability.
Compaction of the trash reduced its volume significantly.

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French:compaction, compression, ...
German:Verdichtung, Verdichtungszustand, ...
Italian:compattazione, ...
Spanish:compactación, ...
Portuguese:compactação, ...
Chinese:压实, ...
Japanese:圧密, ...
Arabic:اِنْضِغَاط, تَكَدُّس, ...
Hebrew:דְּחִיסָה, הִתְדַּחֲסוּת, ...
Russian:уплотнение, ...
Ukrainian:ущільнення, компактизація, ...
Hindi:संपीड़न, संकुचन, ...
Bengali:সংকোচন, সংকোচন অবস্থা, ...
Catalan:compactació, estat de compactació, ...
Czech:zhutňování, zhutnění, ...
Danish:kompaktering, kompakt tilstand, ...
Dutch:verdichting, ...
Greek:συμπίεση, κατάσταση συμπίεσης, ...
Hungarian:tömörödés, összetömörödés, ...
Khmer:ការបង្រួម, ការបង្រួមតឹង, ...
Korean:다짐, 밀집, ...
Persian:فشرده‌سازی, فشردگی, ...
Polish:zagęszczanie, zagęszczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):compactação, compressão, ...
Romanian:compactare, ...
Swedish:kompaktering, ...
Thai:การบดอัด, การบีบอัด, ...
Turkish:sıkıştırma, ...
Vietnamese:nén chặt, sự nén chặt, ...

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