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compaction

UK
/kəmˈpæk.ʃən/
US
/kəmˈpæk.ʃən/

Translations

compactionnoun
compactions
pl
The compaction of the soil is necessary for construction.
Уплотнение почвы необходимо для строительства.
The compaction of the data helps in saving storage space.
Сжатие данных помогает экономить место для хранения.
Additional translations
уплотнение почвы
компактизация
Synonyms
compression
condensation
consolidation
densification
squeezing
compactionadjective
more compaction
Comp.
most compaction
Super.
UK
/kəmˈpæk.ʃən/
US
/kəmˈpæk.ʃən/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. "compaction equipment".

Definitions

compactionnoun
The process of making something more dense or solid by pressing or packing it together.
The compaction of the soil was necessary to create a stable foundation for the building.
The state of being compacted or compressed.
The compaction of the snow made it difficult to walk through the field.
A geological process where sediments are pressed together under their own weight, reducing their volume and porosity.
Compaction is a crucial step in the formation of sedimentary rocks.
In computing, the process of reorganizing data in memory or on disk to reduce fragmentation and reclaim space.
Memory compaction is performed by the operating system to free contiguous blocks of RAM.
compactionadjective
Relating to or designed for the act or process of compaction.
The crew rented a compaction roller to finish the roadbed.
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