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density [ˈdɛnsɪtɪ] n pl -ties 1. the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupied high density of building in towns 2. obtuseness; stupidity 3. (Physics / General Physics) a measure of the compactness of a substance, expressed as its mass per unit volume. It is measured in kilograms per cubic metre or pounds per cubic foot. Symbol ρ See also relative density 4. (Physics / General Physics) a measure of a physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volume See charge density, current density 5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics Photog See transmission density, reflection density
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density noun 1. tightness, closeness, thickness, compactness, impenetrability, denseness, crowdedness The region has a high population density. 2. mass, body, bulk, consistency, solidity Jupiter's moon Io has a density of 3.5 grams per cubic centimetre. Translations density [ˈdensɪtɪ] N density [ˈdɛnsɪti] n [substance] → densité f (COMPUTING) single density disk, double-density disk, high-density disk density density [ˈdɛnsɪtɪ] n → densità f inv single-/double-density disk (Comput) → disco a singola/doppia densità density [ˈdɛnsɪtɪ] n → densità f inv single-/double-density disk (Comput) → disco a singola/doppia densità How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding. Their density would not en- able them to understand his sharper point of view. "I did not mean," he said over the soup, addressing Alexey Alexandrovitch, "mere density of population alone, but in conjunction with fundamental ideas, and not by means of principles. |
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