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Pronunciation
(RP):
*(nouns): /�k�mpækt/, /<tt>"kQmp{kt</tt>/
*(adjective): as the noun or verb
*(verb): /k�m�pækt/, /<tt>k@m"p{kt</tt>/
(Canadian): /�k�mpækt/, /"kVmp{kt</tt>/ or /k�m�pækt/, /<tt>k@m"p{kt</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ækt|-ækt

Etymology 1
L. compactum

Noun
en-noun

1. An agreement or contract.

Synonyms
agreement, contract, pact, treaty

Translations
trans-top|agreement or contract
trans-mid
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Etymology 2
Middle English, from L. compactus, past participle of compingere, to join together, from com-, together + pangere, to fasten, from Proto-Indo-European *pag-, to fasten

Adjective
en-adj-more

1. Closely packed.
2. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
3. topology close|Closed and bounded; having a finite subcover for every open cover.

Synonyms
(closely packed): dense, serried, tight

Derived terms
compact car
compact disc

Translations
trans-top|closely packed
Dutch: compact#Dutch|compact
Finnish: tiivis, kompakti
French: compact#French|compact m, compacte f
Hebrew: ���ס (dakhus) m, ���ס� (dkhusa) f
trans-mid
Hungarian: kompakt
Italian: compatto m, compatta f
Greek, Modern: ��μ�αγή� m, (sympagis) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space
Dutch: compact#Dutch|compact
Finnish: kompakti
trans-mid
French: compact#French|compact m, compacte f
Swedish: kompakt
trans-bottom

trans-top|topological sense
Dutch: compact#Dutch|compact
trans-mid
Hungarian: kompakt
Swedish: kompakt
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. A small folding mirror containing powder that fits into a woman's purse or handbag.

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To make more dense; to compress.

Synonyms
(make more dense): compress, condense

Translations
trans-top|make more dense
Dutch: compactificeren, samenpersen
Hebrew: ����ס (lidkhos)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English heteronyms

Dutch

Adjective
nl-adj|sup=-

1. compact (closely packed), dense
2. compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)

French

Adjective
fr-adj-reg

1. compact (closely packed), dense
2. compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. compact disc
2. music center (US), music centre (UK)
3. compact camera

Synonyms
(compact disc): Compact Disc#French|Compact Disc, disque compact

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