super-compactadj.n.
/ˌsuːpəkəmˈpakt/, /ˌsjuːpəkəmˈpakt/, U.S. /ˌsupərkəmˈpæk(t)/, /ˌsupərˈkɑmˌpæk(t)/ (in sense B.)Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈkɒmpakt/, /ˌsjuːpəˈkɒmpakt/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈkɑmˌpæk(t)/ A. adj.
Very compact; much smaller than is usual or expected.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small
tinea1400
little weea1525
undersmall?1527
little little1542
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atomical1646
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minim1671
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minutissim1768
weeny1790
midgety1798
teeny1802
pinpoint1807
atomic1809
homuncular1822
minnow1824
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pinhead1835
finitesimal1836
homoeopathic1838
teeny-weeny1842
teenty1844
teenty-taunty1844
teeny-tiny1849
submolecular1854
teensy1856
super-compact1860
midget1865
ultramicroscopic1870
pilulous1871
teensy-weensy1872
tee-tiny1872
minuscule1878
smitchy1888
eeny-weeny1894
eensy-weensy1904
pygmean1904
ultramicroscopical1904
bitsy1905
bitty1905
totty1906
millimetric1909
miniscule1909
minuscular1911
insectual1912
micro1931
eeny1933
eensy1940
submicrogram1941
submillimetre1954
diddy1963
mini1963
micro-mini1967
1860 Yale Lit. Mag. June 307 We have been asked to notice especially in what a super-compact and elegant manner the work is bound.
1939 Laredo (Texas) Times 20 Aug. 5/7 (advt.) A new super-compact Portable radio for 1940! Think of it, only 9 inches wide and 10 inches high!
1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 25 Apr. (Guide section) 5 For people who don't have much space, but want top-quality sound, Australian market leader Richter Acoustics has two super-compact models.
1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 15 July 19 Nothing beats the Mini in its ability to accommodate four adults in a super-compact body shell.
2002 B. Siegel Lines of Def. (2003) 330 The small bulge, he estimated, was just about the size of a supercompact handgun.
B. n.
1. North American. A car which is somewhat larger than a compact. Cf. subcompact n. Now rare.
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1960 Washington Post 14 Mar. 17/1 The Comet is longer and has more trunk space. Automotive News calls it a ‘super-compact’ because it's less compact.
1976 Pas (Manitoba) Herald 5 Feb. 13 (advt.) Meet our new '76 super-compacts!.. Aspen is the compact for big car drivers.
2. Something that is very compact; esp. a very small compact car (cf. sense B. 1).
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > small or light
voiturette1897
light car1901
baby1920
minicar1948
poodler1951
micromotor1953
compact1960
subcompact1960
roller skate1961
super-compact1962
micro-car1980
1962 Billboard Music Week 24 Feb. 47 The Tonmaster is being billed a ‘super-compact’ fitting the smallest location.
1984 Field & Stream July 99/2 We have had fine 35mm compacts and supercompacts for a long time, with and without flash.
1996 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Aug. 17 Hot on the heels of the compacts came the liquids and hot on their heels came the ‘super-compacts’, soap powders in suspiciously small packages.
1997 Mirror (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Features section) 30 It's described as a ‘supercompact’. A two-seater, it measures 2.5 metres bumper to bumper, weighs only 680kgs and has a rear-mounted 600cc engine.
2011 Townsville (Austral.) Sun (Nexis) 9 Nov. (Car section) 205 The car has a quality feel and comfort levels were impressive for a super-compact.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1860