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

Roared on by a raucous home crowd inside their compact 118-year-old Kenilworth Road home, Hatters fans shared their delight at getting to Wembley.

From BBC

These wavelike patterns are in the form of either troughs of low pressure — compact cold air — or ridges of high pressure, which are areas of higher atmospheric heights with warm and less-dense air, Kovacik said.

From Seattle Times