'Compactness' definitions:
Definition of 'compactness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The spatial property of being crowded together [syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution]
noun
The consistency of a compact solid
Definition of 'Compactness'
From: GCIDE
- Compactness \Com*pact"ness\, n. The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density. [1913 Webster]