compactingn.
/kəmˈpaktɪŋ/ The action of compact v.1
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > construction
building1297
performinga1425
facturec1425
constructionc1440
construingc1440
making-upa1525
compoundingc1529
composition1555
frame1558
compacting1561
composing1574
architecture1590
composure1609
fabric1611
compiling1624
compagination1646
confection1652
composal1700
constitutinga1713
constructure1712
constructing1788
confecting1863
the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > concentration or condensation
compaction1398
compacting1561
condensation1603
coaction1625
concentration1865
pemmicanization1901
the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > becoming or making dense or solid > by compaction or compression
compaction1398
compressionc1400
constipation1603
compressure1644
compacting1697
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. 1. f. 6v The body of man doth vtter..so cunning a compacting together.
1697 S. Patrick Comm. Exod. (xiv. 22) 258 The compacting of the Waters to such a degree, that they were no longer fluid.
1845 J. Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. (1847) I. 18/1 The compacting and fitting together of a sentence.
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