compact
Closely packed or densely constitutedClosely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
» I'd like to rent a compact car.
Ich möchte gern einen Kleinwagen mieten.
Я хотел бы одолжить компактную машину.
Я хотів би взяти напрокат компактну машину.
Meaning
8 sensesClosely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
компа́ктныйkompáktnyj, пло́тныйplótnyj
компа́ктнийkompáktnyj
closely and firmly united or packed together
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
a compact laptop computer
компа́ктныйkompáktnyj
компа́ктнийkompáktnyj
Brief and pithy; not verbose.
a compact discourse
Of a topological space:
(not comparable)Such that every open cover has a finite subcover. In a metric space, this is equivalent to being sequentially compact. In metric spaces with the Heine-Borel property, this is equivalent to being closed and bounded.
kompakt
(not comparable)Compact in the above sense and moreover Hausdorff.
(archaic, not comparable)Agreed, contracted.
(obsolete)Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
(obsolete)Composed or made; with of.
Examples
41 sentencesI'd like to rent a compact car.
Я хотів би взяти напрокат компактну машину.
ruЯ хотел бы одолжить компактную машину.
deIch möchte gern einen Kleinwagen mieten.
I want a compact car with an air conditioner.
Мені потрібна невелика машина з кондиціонером.
ruМне нужна небольшая машина с кондиционером.
deIch möchte ein kompaktes Auto mit Klimaanlage.
She gave me this compact disc.
ruОна дала мне этот компакт-диск.
deSie gab mir diese CD.
It's compact and lightweight.
deEs ist kompakt und leicht.
Generally, a 4WD vehicle gets much worse gas mileage than a compact car.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). From Middle French compact, from Latin compāBorrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”).
From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).
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Forms
more compact/compacter, most compact/compactest| Comparative | more compact / compacter Lesson |
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| Superlative | most compact / compactest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
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