Compactness
[kəm'pæktnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.
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Examples
- What was to be particularly admired (he said) in the Commons, was its compactness. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I don't take my supper till later in the night,' said he, 'and therefore I won't disturb the compactness of the table. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He reasoned that the advantages thus obtained would be fourfold: a minimum of machinery and parts; greater compactness; a saving of power; and greater economy in mining. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is formed of rough stones, selected with care, and laid in courses or circles, with much compactness, but without cement of any kind. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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