Compaction Meaning
/kəmˈpækʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Sentence Examples
Soil compaction affected plant growth.
The compaction of the garbage was efficient.
Soil compaction can prevent water from absorbing into the ground.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soil's ____ increased after heavy machinery rolled over the field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Heavy machinery caused the severe ____ of the soil on the farm.
Word Origin & History
From Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem, from compingere.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At Smithfield Frith is being shovelled up, his youth, his grace, his learning and his beauty: a compaction of mud, grease, charred bone."
— 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 480:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soil's ____ increased after heavy machinery rolled over the field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Heavy machinery caused the severe ____ of the soil on the farm.