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• Compact (cosmetics) — Vintage black enamel compact, c. 1960s A compact is cosmetic product. It is usually contained in a small, round case, with two or all of the following: a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff. The term is an abbreviation for compact powder .… …   Wikipedia

• Powder metallurgy — is the process of blending fine powdered materials, pressing them into a desired shape (compacting), and then heating the compressed material in a controlled atmosphere to bond the material (sintering). The powder metallurgy process generally… …   Wikipedia

• Compact — as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: Interstate compact Compact government, a type of colonial rule utilized in British North America Compact of Free Association whereby the sovereign… …   Wikipedia

• Compact (disambiguation) — Compact may mean: * Compact (newspaper), a broadsheet quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format. * Compact (soap opera), a 1960s British soap opera. * a diplomatic contract or covenant among parties, sometimes known as a pact, treaty, or an… …   Wikipedia

• compact — Ⅰ. compact [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely and neatly packed together; dense. 2) having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space. ► VERB ▪ exert force on to make more dense; compress. ► NOUN ▪ a small flat case… …   English terms dictionary

• compact — [kəm pakt′, käm′pakt΄; ] for n., always [ käm′pakt΄] adj. [ME < L compactus, concentrated, pp. of compingere, to fasten together < com , with, together + pangere, to fix, fasten: see PEACE] 1. closely and firmly packed or put together;… …   English World dictionary

• compact — is stressed on the second syllable as a verb and predicative adjective. As a noun (meaning ‘an agreement’ or ‘a case for face powder’) and as an attributive adjective, the stress is normally on the first syllable, except that it is variable in… …   Modern English usage

• compact — compact1 compactedly, adv. compactedness, n. compactly, adv. compactness, n. adj. /keuhm pakt , kom , kom pakt/; v. /keuhm pakt /; n. /kom pakt/, adj. 1. joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil …   Universalium

• powder compact — noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman s purse • Syn: ↑compact • Hypernyms: ↑case * * * powder compact see ↑compact1 • • • Main Entry: ↑powder …   Useful english dictionary

• compact — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviate, abbreviated, abridged, agree, agree to, agreement, airtight, ammunition box, aphoristic, aposiopestic, ark, attache case, baby, baby sized, bandolier, bantam, banty, bargain, bargain for, base,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• compact — compact1 adjective kəm pakt 1》 closely set or packed together; dense.     ↘having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space. 2》 (compact of) archaic composed or made up of. verb kəm pakt exert force on to make more …   English new terms dictionary