compacted
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Way-marked pistes are generally protected by pre-emptive avalanche blasting, and their snow is flattened and compacted to further reduce the risk.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The fibers are then compacted even more tightly to fit inside the nucleus.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Fill and soil are compacted onto the slab and topped with several layers of asphalt.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
That’s why the nuclei of atoms are so compacted and dense and why elements with big, crowded nuclei tend to be so unstable: the strong force just can’t hold on to all the protons.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
![]()