Noun

• S: (n) compaction, compression, concretion, densification (an increase in the density of something)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) compact [Related to: compaction] (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily) "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
• W: (v) concrete [Related to: concretion] (form into a solid mass; coalesce)
• S: (n) compression, condensation, contraction (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together) "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
• S: (n) compression (encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required)
• S: (n) compression, compressing (applying pressure)