单词 | compaction |
释义 | compactionn.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 Obsolete. The making of a compact or agreement; an agreement made, a compact. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.11398n.21534 |
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