Pronunciations (2)
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/kəmˈpækʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kəmˈpɛkʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- New-Zealand
Noun
The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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At Smithfield Frith is being shovelled up, his youth, his grace, his learning and his beauty: a compaction of mud, grease, charred bone.
Noun
an increase in the density of something
- Antonyms
- Broader terms
the act of crushing
- Broader terms