An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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compaction
همپکش
hampakeš
Fr.: compactage
The act of compacting or the state of being compacted.
Geology
: The physical process whereby the volume of a fixed mass of sediment reduces either by the weight of overlying deposits or by the pressure of earth movements.
See also:
→
compact
; →
-tion
.
