denoting a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheet form
7. logic
(of a relation) having the property that for any pair of elements such that a is related to b, there is some element c such that a is related to c and c to b, as less than on the rational numbers
8. US and Canadian
(of a car) small and economical
verb (kəmˈpækt)(transitive)
9.
to pack or join closely together; compress; condense
10. (foll by of)
to create or form by pressing together
sediment compacted of three types of clay
11. metallurgy
to compress (a metal powder) to form a stable product suitable for sintering
noun (ˈkɒmpækt)
12.
a small flat case containing a mirror, face powder, etc, designed to be carried in a woman's handbag
13. US and Canadian
a comparatively small and economical car
14. metallurgy
a mass of metal prepared for sintering by cold-pressing a metal powder
15.
a tabloid-sized version of a newspaper that has traditionally been published in broadsheetform
Derived forms
compacter (comˈpacter)
noun
compaction (comˈpaction)
noun
compactly (comˈpactly)
adverb
compactness (comˈpactness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin compactus, from compingere to put together, from com- together + pangere to fasten
Examples of 'powder compact' in a sentence
powder compact
She examined her face in the mirror of her powder compact as though she had never seen it before.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME
Two: think of make-up and you either imagine a lipstick or a powder compact.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Ever wondered what that unsightly crust on the top of your powder compact is?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She had no more than a powder compact and a lipstick, and every six months she had her hair permed at the local hairdresser.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
He put down four mirrors — they were in powder compacts — which he positioned, usinga tape measure.