compaction
Squeezing into less
Compaction is the process of pressing or squeezing something into a denser, more compact form.
Soil compaction occurs when weight presses out air pockets; garbage compaction reduces waste volume.
In computing, compaction reorganizes memory or storage to consolidate free space: The system runs compaction overnight to reclaim disk space.
Reduce volume by force
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- crushCompress with force
- flattenMake level or smooth
- pressApply force downward
tamp · ram · squash · condense · compressor · vise · clamp · pinch
Transition to firm state
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
- indurationAbnormal tissue firmness
- hardeningBecoming less soft
sintering · cohesion · adhesion · fusion · crystallization · mineralization · petrifaction · densification
compress
Reduce volume by force
press · tamp · ram · squash · condense · compressor · vise · clamp · pinch · constrict
solidification
Transition to firm state
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
- indurationAbnormal tissue firmness
hardening · sintering · cohesion · adhesion · fusion · crystallization · mineralization · petrifaction · densification
soil
Ground matter for planting
subgrade · earthwork · backfill · moisture · gradation · porosity · permeability · bearing · settlement · density
waste
Unwanted discarded material
bulldozer · cell · liner · cover · decomposition · methane · leachate · municipal · sanitary · disposal
- soil sciencesoil, topsoil, subsoil, clay, sand
- rock processesmineralization, albitization, contact metamorphism, metamorphism, recrystallization
- siteworkclearing, grubbing, excavation, earthmoving, earth moving
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- reducingshrinking, lessening, diminishing, decreasing, cutting back
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
compactionexpansion
Increase in scope
decompression · swelling · dilation · inflation · distension
compactiondispersion
Scattering across space
scattering · dissipation · spreading · diffusion · dispersal
- soil compactionCompression of ground particles