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COMPACTNESS

\kəmpˈaktnəs], \kəmpˈaktnəs], \k_ə_m_p_ˈa_k_t_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of COMPACTNESS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the spatial property of being crowded together

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the spatial property of being crowded together

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Close union of parts; firmness; density.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Close union of parts; density.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Firmness, closeness.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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