Compactness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the spatial property of being crowded together

the consistency of a compact solid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌiːˌɛspˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɹˈəʊb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɹˈəʊb/

3 syllables Say it as /sˌiːˌɛspˈiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

denseness tightness density concentration

Antonyms

distribution

Word Forms

concentrate	verb	draw together or meet in one common center
dense	adjective	hard to pass through because of dense growth
tight	adjective	set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
compact	adjective	having a short and solid form or stature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kompaktheit

die räumliche Eigenschaft des Zusammengedrängtseins

🇫🇷French

compacité

la propriété spatiale d'être entassé

🇪🇸Spanish

compacidad

la propiedad espacial de estar hacinados

🇮🇹Italian

compattezza

la proprietà spaziale di essere affollati

🇳🇱Dutch

compactheid

de ruimtelijke eigenschap van samengepakt zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

compacidade

a propriedade espacial de estar aglomerado

🇷🇺Russian

компактность

пространственное свойство скученности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सघनता

एक साथ भीड़ होने की स्थानिक संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

কম্প্যাক্টতা

একত্রে ভিড় করার স্থানিক সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கச்சிதமான தன்மை

கூட்டமாக இருப்பதன் இடஞ்சார்ந்த சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంపాక్ట్నెస్

కలిసి రద్దీగా ఉండే ప్రాదేశిక ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉम्पॅक्टनेस

एकत्र गर्दी होण्याची स्थानिक मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોમ્પેક્ટનેસ

એકસાથે ભીડ હોવાની અવકાશી મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆ

ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕಿಕ್ಕಿರಿದಿರುವ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒതുക്കം

ഒരുമിച്ച് തിങ്ങിനിറഞ്ഞതിൻ്റെ സ്ഥലപരമായ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖੇਪਤਾ

ਇਕੱਠੇ ਭੀੜ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧凑

拥挤的空间属性

🇯🇵Japanese

コンパクトさ

密集しているという空間的性質

🇰🇷Korean

컴팩트함

서로 뭉쳐지는 공간적 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhỏ gọn

thuộc tính không gian của sự đông đúc cùng nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ความกะทัดรัด

คุณสมบัติเชิงพื้นที่ของการอยู่รวมกันอย่างหนาแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekompakan

properti spasial yang saling berdempetan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging compactness

ang spatial property ng pagiging siksikan

🇲🇾Malay

kekompakan

harta spatial menjadi sesak bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاكتناز

الخاصية المكانية للازدحام معًا

🇮🇷Persian

فشردگی

خاصیت فضایی شلوغ بودن با هم

🇹🇷Turkish

kompaktlık

kalabalık olmanın mekansal özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְפִיפוּת

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