Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compaction

/kəmˈpækʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: com-paction
IPA: /kəmˈpækʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At Smithfield Frith is being shovelled up, his youth, his grace, his learning and his beauty: a compaction of mud, grease, charred bone."

Etymology

From Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: compaction, compactionem

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəmˈpækʃən/
British English: /kəmˈpækʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

compactions (plural)

Derived Forms

autocompaction compactional decompaction hypercompaction noncompaction precompaction recompaction supercompaction vibrocompaction

Phrases

context compaction

Synonyms

crush crunch compression concretion densification

Questions

How do you pronounce compaction?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpækʃən/.
What does compaction mean?: The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Where does compaction come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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