compact

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These extremely compact, distinctly red objects appeared with remarkable clarity thanks to JWST's sensitivity, and there were far more of them than expected.

From Science Daily

They mapped a compact "mummy zone" within these rock layers, which represent stacked river sands.

From Science Daily

For example, Art Deco furniture was often bulky, its light fittings were meant for high ceilings, and its dressing tables too elaborate for today's compact apartments.

From BBC

A slow-growing conifer with upright stems and a compact growing habit, ‘Standishii’ provides a lasting garden focal point or anchors a container composition without outgrowing its placement.

From Seattle Times

As the compact pulses move through space, they get smeared by the gas they pass through—giving astronomers a clue to the location of gas around and between galaxies that is normally invisible to telescopes.

From Science Magazine