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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun density has 2 senses
- density(n = noun.attribute) denseness - the amount per unit size; Array is a kind of compactness
- density(n = noun.attribute) compactness, concentration, denseness, tightness - the spatial property of being crowded together; Array is a kind of spacing, spatial arrangement
has particulars: bits per inch, bpi, flux, flux density, absorbance, optical density, photographic density, transmission density, low density, rarity, tenuity, relative density
Derived forms adjective dense3, adjective dense1
Derived form adjective dense2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
density, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the degree of compactness of a substance.
2 Physics degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.
3 the opacity of a photographic image.
4 a crowded state.
5 stupidity.
1 the degree of compactness of a substance.
2 Physics degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.
3 the opacity of a photographic image.
4 a crowded state.
5 stupidity.
Etymology
F densit{eacute} or L densitas (as DENSE)
THESAURUS
density
asininity, blockishness, body, boobishness, boorishness, bovinity, callosity, callousness, cloddishness, concreteness, crassness, crudeness, denseness, dim-wittedness, dimness, doltishness, dull-wittedness, dullardism, dullness, dumbness, duncery, durability, durity, firmness, flintiness, grossness, hardness, hardness of heart, hebetude, impenetrability, induration, lethargy, loutishness, lumpishness, mass, materiality, ninnyism, oafdom, oafishness, obduracy, obtuseness, opacity, palpability, ponderability, resistance, restiveness, simpletonianism, slowness, sluggishness, solidity, sottishness, soundness, stability, steadiness, steeliness, stolidity, stoniness, stoutness, strength, stupidity, sturdiness, substance, substantiality, substantialness, tangibility, thick-headedness, thick-wittedness, toughness, unteachability, wrongheadedness, yokelismROGET THESAURUS
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Density
N density, solidity, solidness, impenetrability, impermeability, incompressibility, imporosity, cohesion, constipation, consistence, spissitude, specific gravity, hydrometer, areometer, condensation, caseation, solidation, solidification, consolidation, concretion, coagulation, petrification, crystallization, precipitation, deposit, precipitate, inspissation, gelation, thickening, indivisibility, indiscerptibility, insolubility, indissolvableness, solid body, mass, block, knot, lump, concretion, concrete, conglomerate, cake, clot, stone, curd, coagulum, bone, gristle, cartilage, casein, crassamentum, legumin, superdense matter, condensed states of matter, dwarf star, neutron star, dense, solid, solidified, caseous, pukka, coherent, cohesive, compact, close, serried, thickset, substantial, massive, lumpish, impenetrable, impermeable, nonporous, imporous, incompressible, constipated, concrete, knotted, knotty, gnarled, crystalline, crystallizable, thick, grumous, stuffy, undissolved, unmelted, unliquefied, unthawed, indivisible, indiscerptible, infrangible, indissolvable, indissoluble, insoluble, infusible.
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