compactions
Squeezing into smallness
Compactions are instances of compacting—pressing or squeezing matter into a denser form.
The word appears most often in technical contexts: soil compactions affect construction, fecal compactions require medical attention, garbage compactions reduce waste volume.
In computing, compactions consolidate fragmented data into contiguous space.
Compacting by repeated pressure
- rammingStriking with violent impact
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- proctorExamination overseer
- subgradeSoil layer supporting pavement
vibratory · earthwork · geotechnical · gravel · aggregate · backfill · embankment · gradation
Firm bilateral compression
- crushCompress with force
- squashFlatten by pressure
- pressApply force downward
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
vise · tamp · flattening · constrict · tighten · pinch · wedge · jam
Corporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- fusionJoining into unity
coalescence · agglomeration · binding · cohesion · adhesion · strengthening · reinforcement · stabilization
Becoming rock-like
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- burialPlacing deceased underground
overburden · subsidence · sedimentation · basin · deposition
Of solid waste
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- bowelInternal digestive organ
intestinal · stool · blockage · colonic · rectal · laxative · enema · gastrointestinal
tamping
Compacting by repeated pressure
subgrade · vibratory · earthwork · geotechnical · gravel · aggregate · backfill · embankment · gradation · fill
squeeze
Firm bilateral compression
compressor · vise · tamp · flattening · constrict · tighten · pinch · wedge · jam · pack
merger
Corporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
fusion · coalescence · agglomeration · binding · cohesion · adhesion · strengthening · reinforcement · stabilization · combining
petrification
Becoming rock-like
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
burial · overburden · subsidence · sedimentation · basin · deposition
fecal
Of solid waste
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
bowel · intestinal · stool · blockage · colonic · rectal · laxative · enema · gastrointestinal
compactionsexpansions
Increases in size
decompressions · dispersals · dilations · rarefactions · inflations
compactionsexpansions
Increases in size
elaborations · amplifications · extensions · elongations · paddings
compactionsdispersals
Acts of spreading outward
dispersions · scatterings · distributions · disseminations · fragmentations
- soil compactionCompression of ground particles