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compact
English
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?m?pækt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?m?pækt/
- Adjective:
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/, /?k?m?pækt/
- Verb:
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pækt/
Etymology 1
From Latin compactum (“agreement”).
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
- An agreement or contract.
- Synonyms: agreement, contract, pact, treaty
Translations
Verb
compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)
- (intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
- 2004, Ronan Deazley, On the Origin of the Right to Copy (page 94)
- In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.
- 2004, Ronan Deazley, On the Origin of the Right to Copy (page 94)
Etymology 2
From Middle French [Term?], from Latin comp?ctus, perfect passive participle of comping? (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pang? (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *pag- (“to fasten”).
Adjective
compact (comparative more compact, superlative most compact)
- Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
- Synonyms: concentrated, crowded, dense, serried; see also Thesaurus:compact
- Hyponym: ultracompact
- Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
- (topology, not comparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
- Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
- (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Junior), The Compleat Gentleman
- a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together
- (obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
Derived terms
- compact disc
- locally compact
Translations
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
- A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
- A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
- 2012, BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [2]:
- The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.
- 2012, BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [2]:
Translations
Verb
compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)
- (transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
- To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
Synonyms
- (make more dense): compress, condense; see also Thesaurus:compress
Translations
See also
- Compact (cosmetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- accompt
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French compact, from Latin comp?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?p?kt/
- Hyphenation: com?pact
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
compact (comparative compacter, superlative compactst)
- compact (closely packed), dense
- compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)
Inflection
Derived terms
- compactheid
French
Etymology
From Latin comp?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pakt/
Adjective
compact (feminine singular compacte, masculine plural compacts, feminine plural compactes)
- compact (closely packed), dense
- compact (having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space)
Derived terms
- disque compact
Noun
compact m (plural compacts)
- compact disc
- music center (US), music centre (UK)
- compact camera
Synonyms
- (compact disc): Compact Disc, disque compact
Further reading
- “compact” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French compact, from Latin compactus.
Adjective
compact m or n (feminine singular compact?, masculine plural compac?i, feminine and neuter plural compacte)
- compact
Declension
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stable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ste?.b??/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable and Old French estable, from Latin stabulum (“stall, stand”).
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
- (metonymically) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- (Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
- (sumo) An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
- Synonym: heya
- A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
- Synonym: string
- 2013, Noble Dee, Pimp: Reflection of My Life (page 167)
- My pimp vision enabled me to see that no hoe in my stable would be more worthy of the game than my young turnout red-bones.
Derived terms
- stablemate
Translations
Verb
stable (third-person singular simple present stables, present participle stabling, simple past and past participle stabled)
- (transitive) to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 7,
- "I hope your have been quite comfortable." ¶ "Never better stabled in my life," said Bree.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 7,
- (intransitive) to dwell in a stable.
- (rail transport, transitive) to park (a rail vehicle).
Derived terms
- (rail transport): outstable
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”) (itself from stare (“stand”) + -abilis (“able”)).
Adjective
stable (comparative stabler or more stable, superlative stablest or most stable)
- Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Greatness of the Gospel Salvation
- In this region of chance, […] where nothing ws stable.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Greatness of the Gospel Salvation
- (computing) Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
- (computer science, of a sorting algorithm) That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
Synonyms
- (relatively unchanging): fixed, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
Antonyms
- instable
- mobile
- unstable
- varying
Derived terms
- bistable
- instable
- tristable
- unistable
- unstable
Translations
Anagrams
- Bestla, ablest, ablets, bastle, belast, blates, bleats, tables
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stabilis. Replaced Middle French, Old French estable, an earlier borrowing from the same Latin source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stabl/
Adjective
stable (plural stables)
- stable (relatively unchanging)
Antonyms
- instable
Related terms
- stabiliser
- stabilité
Further reading
- “stable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- baltes, tables
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman stable, from Vulgar Latin *stabula, probably a collective plural of Latin stabulum (“dwelling; stable”).
Noun
stable (plural stables or stablen)
- stable (building for horses)
Alternative forms
- stabel, stabele, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle
Descendants
- English: stable
- Scots: stable
- ? Middle Irish: stábla
- Irish: stábla
- Scottish Gaelic: stàball
References
- “st?ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”).
Adjective
stable (comparative stabler or stablere or stablour)
- stable (relatively unchanging)
Alternative forms
- stabel, stabele, stabil, stabul
Descendants
- English: stable
- Scots: stable
References
- “st?ble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- Alternative form of stablie
Etymology 4
Noun
stable (plural stables)
- Alternative form of stapel
Etymology 5
Verb
stable (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stabled)
- Alternative form of stablen (“to establish”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun stabel
Verb
stable (imperative stabl or stable, present tense stabler, passive stables, simple past and past participle stabla or stablet, present participle stablende)
- to stack, pile
References
- “stable” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “stable” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the noun stabel
Verb
stable (present tense stablar, past tense stabla, past participle stabla, passive infinitive stablast, present participle stablande, imperative stabl)
- to stack, pile
Alternative forms
- stabla
References
- “stable” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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