Shale rock is a sedimentary rock made up of clay, compacted together by pressure.
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Compacted
/kəmˈpæktəd/
Synonyms for "compacted" (54 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(5 words)
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8 entriescompressiondata propertydensificationinformation statematerial statephysical changephysical processphysical property
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12 entriesbale formationcompacted archivecompacted claycompacted datasetcompacted filecompacted peatcompacted soilpellet formationpowder compactionsediment compactionsoil compactionsoil densification
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I have a small piece of garden that has quite compacted soil.
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The walls were made of compacted dirt.
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The dung ball is compacted.
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