| 单词 | compaction |
| 释义 | compaction[ kuhm-pak-shuhn, kom- ] / kəmˈpæk ʃən, kɒm- / nounthe act of compacting or the state of being compacted. Geology. the consolidation of sediments resulting from the weight of overlying deposits. Origin of compaction1350–1400; Middle English compaccioun<Latin compāctiōn- (stem of compāctiō) a joining, frame, equivalent to compāct(us) compact1 + -iōn--ion Words nearby compactioncompact disc recordable, compact disk, compact disk player, compactible, compactify, compaction, compactor, compact video disc, compadre, compages, compagnie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compaction
Scientific definitions for compactioncompaction [ kəm-păk′shən ] The process by which the porosity of a given form of sediment is decreased as a result of its mineral grains being squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediment or by mechanical means. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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