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compact
English
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?m?pækt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?m?pækt/
- Adjective:
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/, /?k?m?pækt/
- Verb:
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/
Etymology 1
From Latin compactum (“agreement”).
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
- An agreement or contract.
- Synonyms: agreement, contract, pact, treaty
Translations
Verb
compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)
- (intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
- 2004, Ronan Deazley, On the Origin of the Right to Copy (page 94)
- In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.
- 2004, Ronan Deazley, On the Origin of the Right to Copy (page 94)
Etymology 2
From Middle French [Term?], from Latin comp?ctus, perfect passive participle of comping? (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pang? (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *pag- (“to fasten”).
Adjective
compact (comparative more compact, superlative most compact)
- Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
- Synonyms: concentrated, crowded, dense, serried; see also Thesaurus:compact
- Hyponym: ultracompact
- Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
- (topology, not comparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
- Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
- (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Junior), The Compleat Gentleman
- a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together
- (obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
Derived terms
- compact disc
- locally compact
Translations
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
- A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
- A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
- 2012, BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [2]:
- The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.
- 2012, BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [2]:
Translations
Verb
compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)
- (transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
- To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
Synonyms
- (make more dense): compress, condense; see also Thesaurus:compress
Translations
See also
- Compact (cosmetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- accompt
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French compact, from Latin comp?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?p?kt/
- Hyphenation: com?pact
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
compact (comparative compacter, superlative compactst)
- compact (closely packed), dense
- compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)
Inflection
Derived terms
- compactheid
French
Etymology
From Latin comp?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pakt/
Adjective
compact (feminine singular compacte, masculine plural compacts, feminine plural compactes)
- compact (closely packed), dense
- compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)
Derived terms
- disque compact
Noun
compact m (plural compacts)
- compact disc
- music center (US), music centre (UK)
- compact camera
Synonyms
- (compact disc): Compact Disc, disque compact
Further reading
- “compact” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French compact, from Latin compactus.
Adjective
compact m or n (feminine singular compact?, masculine plural compac?i, feminine and neuter plural compacte)
- compact
Declension
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capsule
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kæps(?)l/
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /?kæpsju?l/, /?kæp?u?l/
Noun
capsule (plural capsules)
- (physiology) A membranous envelope.
- (botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
- (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
- (anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
- (anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
- (astronautics) A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
- (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
- (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form
- 1962, John F. Kennedy, We choose to go to the moon:
- If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
- 1962, John F. Kennedy, We choose to go to the moon:
- (winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
- (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
- A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
- A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Derived terms
- capsular
- capsule review
- capsulize
- Glissonian capsule
Translations
Verb
capsule (third-person singular simple present capsules, present participle capsuling, simple past and past participle capsuled)
- (transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
- (transitive) To encapsulate or summarize.
Anagrams
- laces up, scale up, scaleup, specula, upscale
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?p?sy.l?/
- Hyphenation: cap?su?le
- Rhymes: -yl?
Noun
capsule f (plural capsules, diminutive capsuletje n)
- (medicine, pharmacy) encapsulation containing drugs or supplements
- cover over the cork and opening of a bottle
Related terms
- kapsel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (whence caisse).
Pronunciation
Noun
capsule f (plural capsules)
- capsule
- bottle cap
- cap or primer for a gun
Derived terms
- capsulaire
- capsule temporelle
- décapsuler
- encapsuler
Further reading
- “capsule” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- spécula
Italian
Noun
capsule f
- plural of capsula
Anagrams
- lupesca
- specula
Spanish
Verb
capsule
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of capsular.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of capsular.
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