| compact | |
| 1. n. An agreement or contract. | |
| 2. adj. Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space. | |
| 3. adj. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space. | |
| a compact laptop computer | |
| 4. adj. (mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded. | |
| A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S. | |
| 5. adj. (topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. | |
| 6. adj. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose. | |
| a compact discourse | |
| 7. adj. (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. | |
| 8. adj. (obsolete) Composed or made; with of. | |
| 9. n. A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket. | |
| 10. n. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style. | |
| 11. v. To make more dense; to compress. | |
| 12. v. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. | |
