The difference between Compact and Serried
When used as adjectives, compact means closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space, whereas serried means crowded together in rows.
Compact is also noun with the meaning: an agreement or contract.
Compact is also verb with the meaning: to make more dense.
check bellow for the other definitions of Compact and Serried
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Compact as a noun:
An agreement or contract.
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Compact as an adjective:
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
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Compact as an adjective:
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
Examples:
"a compact laptop computer"
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Compact as an adjective (mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space):
Closed and bounded.
Examples:
"A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S."
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Compact as an adjective (topology, uncomparable, of a set):
Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
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Compact as an adjective:
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
Examples:
"a compact discourse"
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Compact as an adjective (obsolete):
Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
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Compact as an adjective (obsolete):
Composed or made; with of.
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Compact as a noun:
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
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Compact as a noun:
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
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Compact as a verb (transitive):
To make more dense; to compress.
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Compact as a verb:
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
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Serried as a verb:
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Serried as an adjective:
Crowded together in rows.