Synonyms for compaction
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
Forms
- Plural
- compactions → densifications, compressions, concretions, crushes…
Example sentences
- compression He has a compression fracture of the spine.
- crush I didn't know that you used to have a crush on me.
- crunch The recession has put the crunch on wage laborers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| compaction | falling | |
| compression | steady | |
| densification | steady | |
| concretion | falling | |
| crush | rising | |
| crunch | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crush1
- 6 letters
- crunch1
- 10 letters
- concretion
- 11 letters
- compression3
- 13 letters
- densification
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (compression3 = 3 syllables).