compaction

com·pac·tion

noun \kəm-ˈpak-shən, käm-\

Definition of COMPACTION

: the act or process of compacting : the state of being compacted

Examples of COMPACTION

1. <the compaction of a complex topic into a short article means that a lot of niceties are going to get crushed>

First Known Use of COMPACTION

14th century

Related to COMPACTION

Synonyms: compacting, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping

Antonyms: decompression, expansion

Related Words: abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lessening

Near Antonyms: dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swelling

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Rhymes with COMPACTION

abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction