| 单词 | compact order or arrangement |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompact order or arrangement b. Having the parts so arranged that the whole lies within relatively small compass, without straggling portions or members; nearly and tightly packed or arranged; not sprawling, scattered, or diffuse. So compact order or arrangement.In Entomology applied to organs or bodies in which the parts are closely connected together, without incisions. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent > compact succinct1635 compact1642 snugc1718 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 15 How hazardous..it were in skirmish to change the compact order. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 284 Paris is compact; she has an enormous strength..and this strength is collected and condensed within a narrow compass. View more context for this quotation 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. iii. 50 Conducted from them [enemies] in the compactest order. 1824 ‘R. Stuart’ Descr. Hist. Steam Engine 164 Trevithick's Engine is the most compact. 1845 Florist's Jrnl. 6 109 Beautifully neat and compact plants. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxvii. 651 The estate of the manor was generally compact..The lands of the small proprietors were, however, generally very scattered. 1891 N.E.D. at Compact Mod. Strap these overcoats and rugs into one compact parcel. Compact lobelias for bedding, and the straggling sort for window-boxes. < as lemmas |
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