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density

[ den-si-tee ]

noun

plural densities.
  1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
  2. stupidity; slow-wittedness; obtuseness.
  3. the number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area:

    The commissioner noted that the population density of certain city blocks had fallen dramatically.

  4. Physics. mass per unit volume.
  5. Electricity.
    1. the quantity of electricity per unit of volume at a point in space, or the quantity per unit of area at a point on a surface.
  6. the degree of opacity of a substance, medium, etc., that transmits light.
  7. Photography. the relative degree of opacity of an area of a negative or transparency, often expressed logarithmically.
  8. Computers. a measure of the compactness of data saved on a storage medium, as disk or tape, or displayed on an electronic screen.


density

/ ˈ»åÉ›²Ô²õɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupied

    high density of building in towns

  2. obtuseness; stupidity
  3. 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 ÒÏ See also relative density
  4. a measure of a physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volume See charge density current density
“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

density

/ »åÄ•²Ô′²õÄ­-³Ùŧ /

  1. A measure of the quantity of some physical property (usually mass) per unit length, area, or volume (usually volume).
  2. â—† Mass density is a measure of the mass of a substance per unit volume. Most substances (especially gases such as air) increase in density as their pressure is increases or as their temperature decreases.
  3. â—† Energy density is a measure of the amount of energy (often in the form of electromagnetic radiation) per unit volume in a region of space or some material.
  4. See also Boyle's law

density

  1. The relative heaviness of objects, measured in units of mass or weight per units of volume . ( See specific gravity .)
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·»å±ð²Ôs¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·»å±ð²Ôs¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of density1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin »åŧ²Ô²õ¾±³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to »åŧ²Ô²õ(³Ü²õ) dense + -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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