Compaction

Compaction may refer to:

Soil compaction, for mechanically induced compaction near the ground surface
Compaction of ceramic powders
Compaction (geology), part of the process of lithification involving mechanical dewatering of a sediment by progressive loading under several km of geomaterial
Faecal compaction, an extreme form of constipation
Waste compaction, related to garbage
Cold compaction, powder compaction at low temperatures
Data compaction, related to computers
- Curve-fitting compaction
Compactor, a device that performs compaction
Compaction a cellular differentiation process in the early embryo

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