1. The spatial property of being crowded together
   - concentration, density, denseness, tightness 
2. The consistency of a compact solid

Derived forms: compactnesses

See also: compact

Type of: solidity, solidness, spacing, spatial arrangement

Encyclopedia: Compactness

• in place
• in play
• in point of fact
• in practice
• in principle
• in private
• in public
• in question
• in re
• in reality
• in return
• in secret
• in series
• in short
• in short order
• in small stages
• in some manner
• in some way
• in someone's way
• in spades
• in spite of
• in spite of appearance
• in stages
• in stock
• in store