compactness
noun/kəmˈpæktnəs/, /ˈkɒmpæktnəs/
/kəmˈpæktnəs/, /ˈkɑːmpæktnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of using or filling only a small amount of space
- the ladder's light weight and extreme compactness
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- the quality in a person or an animal of being small and strong
- He had the natural compactness of a good ball player.
- the fact of being closely packed together
- soil compactness
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