Noncompact vs. Compact — What's the Difference?

(topology) Not compact.

Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense

Occupying little space compared with others of its type

Brief and to the point; concise

Marked by or having a short solid physique

To press or join firmly together

To make by pressing or joining together; compose.

To consolidate; combine.

To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed

A small case containing a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff.

An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than a midsize car.

An agreement or a covenant.

An agreement or contract.

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.

(intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.

Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.

Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.

(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

Composed or made; - with of.

Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.

Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.

To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; - as the parts which compose a body.

To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

A small and economical car

Have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily;

Compress into a wad;

Make more compact by or as if by pressing;

Squeeze or press together;

Closely and firmly united or packed together;

Closely crowded together;

Heavy and compact in form or stature;

Briefly giving the gist of something;