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dense

[ dens ]

adjective

denser, densest.
  1. having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:

    a dense forest;

    dense population.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. stupid; slow-witted; dull.
  3. intense; extreme:

    dense ignorance.

  4. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
  5. difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style:

    a dense philosophical essay.

  6. Mathematics. of or relating to a subset of a topological space in which every neighborhood of every point in the space contains at least one point of the subset.


dense

/ »åɛ²Ô²õ /

adjective

  1. thickly crowded or closely set

    a dense crowd

  2. thick; impenetrable

    a dense fog

  3. physics having a high density
  4. stupid; dull; obtuse
  5. (of a photographic negative) having many dark or exposed areas
  6. (of an optical glass, colour, etc) transmitting little or no light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å±ð²Ô²õ±ð±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ»å±ð²Ô²õ±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð²Ô²õ±ðl²â adverb
  • »å±ð²Ô²õ±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • non·»å±ð²Ô²õ±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·»å±ð²Ô²õ±ð adjective
  • ³Ü±ôt°ù²¹Â·»å±ð²Ô²õ±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dense1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin »åŧ²Ô²õ³Ü²õ “thick”; cognate with Greek »å²¹²õÃœ²õ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dense1

C15: from Latin densus thick; related to Greek dasus thickly covered with hair or leaves
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If I were to guess, I'd say the M88 was probably lost at night when visibility was poor, and the road through a dense forest was unmarked.

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Acting as a dense net, they trap microplastics and lock them away in the sediment.

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Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather - that's the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South Korea's history.

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One of the most multifaceted ingredients, it's a multi-layered bulb around a dense core with sprouting stalks and frilly fronds.

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His feed included images from the treacherous Darien Gap, the dense jungle separating Colombia and Panama.

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