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单词 compaction
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compactionn.1

/kəmˈpakʃən/
Etymology: < Old French compaction, < Latin compactiōn-em , noun of action < compingĕre , compact- : see compact v.1
a. The action or process of making or becoming compact, or of compactly framing or fitting together; the state or condition of being so compacted, consolidation.
ΘΚΠ
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
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) ii. x. 37 Compaccyon and sadnesse of setes.
1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy ii. i, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 135 Ther hard and dry Compactyon.
1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. iii. 1. 73 For uniformitie of building, orderlie compaction..the towne of Cambridge exceedeth that of Oxford.
1752 W. Law Spirit of Love (1816) 1. 20 How comes the flint to be in such a state of hard dark compaction?
1796 Hist. in Ann. Reg. 194 The possession of the Cape and Ceylon..was accounted..a compaction of the maritime dominion of Great Britain.
b. spec. the action or process of inducing the particles of a substance (as soil, concrete, etc.) to combine more tightly (see quots.). Also attributive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > becoming or making dense or solid > by compaction or compression > by inducing particles to combine closely
compaction1926
1926 H. D. Hedberg in Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists X. 1059 In a homogeneous series..the effect of gravitational compaction would be seen in an increase in rock density.
1954 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 16 Compaction, the process whereby soil particles are constrained by rolling or other mechanical means, to pack them more closely together, thus increasing the dry density of the soil.
1956 Gloss. Terms Concrete (B.S.I.) 12 Compaction, the process of inducing a closer packing of the aggregate particles in concrete by the reduction of voids.
1959 New Scientist 29 Oct. 801/2 Many thousands of soil compaction tests were made.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

compactionn.2

Etymology: < Old French compaction (15th cent. in Godefroy), noun of action < Latin compacisci, compact-.
Obsolete.
The making of a compact or agreement; an agreement made, a compact.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun]
accordc1275
assentc1400
agreement1427
appointment?1440
agreec1475
condition1483
covin1489
agreeance1525
concluding1530
compaction1534
indenture1540
conjurea1547
obsignation?1555
conclusion1569
engage1589
astipulation1595
adstipulation1598
agreation1598
tractation1600
closing1606
dispatch1612
combinationa1616
engagement1617
closure1647
covenantinga1649
adjustment1674
1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces iii. sig. V.3 If a phicysion..bynde the pacyent by compactyon that he shal not vse that medicyne any tyme after.
1538–9 Instr. Hen. VIII. Visit. Monasteries (Hist. Repr. Edin. 1886) 15 Whether the master..doth make any compaction whereby any lucre may ensue to him.
c1540 Image Ipocrysy ii, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 427 His holy actions Be satisfactions Of false compactions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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