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compaction

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpækʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pak′shən, kom-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pac•tion  (kəm pak′shən, kom-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of compacting or the state of being compacted.
  2. Geologythe consolidation of sediments resulting from the weight of overlying deposits.
  • Latin compāctiōn- (stem of compāctiō) a joining, frame, equivalent. to compāct(us) compact1 + -iōn- -ion
  • Middle English compaccioun 1350–1400

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'compaction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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