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What does compaction mean?

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Noun
  1. The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
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The compaction of amalgam into the cavity is not simply a matter of filling the hole.
Continued compaction by overburden then converts lignite into bituminous coal and finally, anthracite coal.
The larger contact area of the baseplate transmits more vibration to the surface producing more effective compaction.
Since riparian areas are often wetter than the surrounding fields, they are most susceptible to trampling, soil compaction, and pugging.
In the Australian examples this is due to gilgai, in the Sudanese example to differential compaction of the soil on weathering.
This process is used to assist the break-down of large clay clods so that pulverisation requirements are achieved before compaction.

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