compact

/kəmˈpækt//kəmˈpækt/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

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  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

noun

1. An agreement or contract.

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compact

/kəmˈpækt//kəmˈpækt/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

noun

1. A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.

2. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.

verb

1. To make more dense; to compress.

2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

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adjective

1. Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.

2. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

"a compact laptop computer"

3. (of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.

"A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S."

4. (of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.

5. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.

"a compact discourse"

6. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

7. Composed or made; with of.

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