compaction
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com·pac·tion
(kəm-păk′shən)n.
The process of compacting or the state of being compacted.
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Noun | 1. | compaction - an increase in the density of something concentration - increase in density |
2. | compaction - the act of crushing compressing, compression - applying pressure |
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