compaction

English Thesaurus

1. the act of crushing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	compressing, compression,
definition	:	applying pressure (noun.act)

hyponym	:	grind, mill, pulverisation, pulverization,
definition	:	the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)

2. an increase in the density of something (noun.event)

hypernym	:	concentration,
definition	:	increase in density (noun.event)

3. the act of crushing (noun.act)

derivation	:	bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash,
definition	:	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)

derivation	:	crush,
definition	:	break into small pieces (verb.change)

derivation	:	compact, compress, pack together,
definition	:	make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bundle, compact, pack, wad,
definition	:	compress into a wad (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch,
definition	:	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

4. an increase in the density of something (noun.event)

derivation	:	concrete,
definition	:	form into a solid mass; coalesce (verb.change)

derivation	:	compact, pack,
definition	:	have the property of being packable or of compacting easily (verb.contact)

5. the act of crushing (noun.act)

derivation	:	bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash,
definition	:	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)

derivation	:	crush,
definition	:	break into small pieces (verb.change)

derivation	:	compact, compress, pack together,
definition	:	make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bundle, compact, pack, wad,
definition	:	compress into a wad (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch,
definition	:	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

6. an increase in the density of something (noun.event)

derivation	:	concrete,
definition	:	form into a solid mass; coalesce (verb.change)

derivation	:	compact, pack,
definition	:	have the property of being packable or of compacting easily (verb.contact)