compact
Example Sentences
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The method transforms simple and widely available starting materials into compact, highly strained molecules known as "housanes," named because their shape resembles a simple drawing of a house.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
This compact book weaves together topics including the microscopic quantum tunneling required for nuclear fusion and the macroscopic geometry of spacetime.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will take place in a more geographically compact area, but the country plans to build 11 new stadiums, whereas this year’s World Cup will only use existing ones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"For this project, we cut everything we didn't need. Anything that was unnecessary, we removed to make the molecule as compact as possible."
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The compact three-story home was painted a stark white with frosty mint-colored shutters draping the second-story windows.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing compact
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