Compact-disk
noun
1.
an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set.
Abbreviation: CD.
compact disk or compact disc
(kŏm’pākt’)
A small optical disk on which data such as music, text, or graphic images is digitally encoded.
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- Compact-disk-player
noun 1. a device for playing compact disks.
- Compactibility
[kuh m-pak-tuh-buh l] /kəmˈpæk tə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being : compactible rubbish.
- Compactible
[kuh m-pak-tuh-buh l] /kəmˈpæk tə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being : compactible rubbish.
- Compactify
/kəmˈpæktɪˌfaɪ/ verb -fies, -fying, -fied 1. to make or become compact; esp of higher dimensions in space-time, to become tightly curved so as to be unobservable under normal circumstances
- Compaction
[kuh m-pak-shuh n, kom-] /kəmˈpæk ʃən, kɒm-/ noun 1. the act of or the state of being . 2. Geology. the consolidation of sediments resulting from the weight of overlying deposits. n. late 14c., from Old French compaction, from Latin compactionem (nominative compactio) “a putting or joining together,” noun of action from past participle stem […]