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compacted

/kəmˈpæktəd/

compacted adjective: closely or densely packed together. Also the simple past and past participle of compact.

Adjective

compacted (comparative more compacted, superlative most compacted)

  1. Closely or densely packed together.
    • You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property)

Also used as

compacted is also the simple past and past participle of compact.

Forms of compacted

comparativemore compacted
superlativemost compacted

Words formed from compacted

Questions about compacted

What does compacted mean?
Compacted means closely or densely packed together.
What part of speech is compacted?
Compacted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce compacted?
Compacted is pronounced /kəmˈpæktəd/.

Words near compacted in the dictionary

  1. compact star
  2. compact stars
  3. compacta
  4. compactability
  5. compactable
  6. compacted
  7. compactedly
  8. compactedness
  9. compacter
  10. compacters
  11. compactest

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