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noun Physics.

the measure of electrical charge per unit area of a surface or per unit volume of a body or medium.

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Words nearby charge density

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How to use charge density in a sentence

That is a fact recorded by the doctor in charge of the ambulance at the inquest.
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This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
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Not long after I was finally diagnosed, my doctor ordered a bone density scan.
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Later studies showed that only gaining weight and the return of natural menstruation help improve bone density.
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The mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
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There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
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Louis was not less astonished at this charge, than the Empress had been at the communication which aroused it.
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The Countess drew a beautiful miniature from its case, which lay on the sofa near her, and presented it to her young charge.
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British Dictionary definitions for charge density

charge density

noun

the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface

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Scientific definitions for charge density

charge density

The electric charge per unit area or per unit volume of a body or of a region of space.