compactness

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Etymology

From compact +‎ -ness.

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compactness (countable and uncountable, plural compactnesses)

  1. The state of being compact.
    • 1959 June, “Southern Newsreel: Resignalling at Barnes and Brixton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 306:
      The Barnes box is a Westinghouse installation and the control console is very similar in style and compactness to the same firm's equipment at St. Pancras.

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