compact
 I. com·pact1 (kəm-păktʹ, kŏm-, kŏmʹpăkt')adj.
1. Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense:
compact clusters of flowers.
2. Occupying little space compared with others of its type:
a compact camera; a compact car.
3. Brief and to the point; concise:
a compact narration.
4. Marked by or having a short solid physique:
a wrestler of compact build.v. com·pact·ed, com·pact·ing, com·pacts (kəm-păktʹ)v. tr.
1. To press or join firmly together:
a kitchen device that compacted the trash.
2.
a. To make by pressing or joining together; compose.
b. To consolidate; combine.v. intr.
To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed:
garbage that compacts easily.n. (kŏmʹpăkt')
1. A small case containing a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff.
2. An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate. [Middle English, from Latin compāctus, past participle of compingere, to put together : com-, com- + pangere, to fasten; See pag- in Indo-European Roots.] com·pactʹly adv.com·pactʹness n. II. com·pact2 (kŏmʹpăkt')n.
An agreement or a covenant. See Synonyms at bargain. [Latin compactum, neuter past participle of compacīscī, to make an agreement : com-, com- + pacīscī, to agree; see pact.]
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