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[ den-si-tee ]
/ ˈdɛn sɪ ti /
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noun, plural den·si·ties.

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RELATED WORDS

frequency, quantity, thickness, body, heaviness, solidity, closeness, concretion, compactness, consistency, massiveness, denseness, impenetrability, substantiality

Nearby words

  1. densely,
  2. densify,
  3. densimeter,
  4. densimetric,
  5. densitometer,
  6. density current,
  7. density function,
  8. dent,
  9. dent corn,
  10. dent-

Origin of density

1595–1605; < Latin dēnsitās, equivalent to dēns(us) dense + -itās -ity
Related formsnon·den·si·ty, nounsu·per·den·si·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for density

density

/ (ˈdɛnsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupiedhigh density of building in towns
obtuseness; stupidity
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 footSymbol: ρ See also relative density
a measure of a physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volumeSee charge density, current density
physics photog See transmission density, reflection density
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Word Origin and History for density

density

n.

c.1600, from French densité (16c.), from Old French dempsité (13c.), from Latin densitas "thickness," from densus "thick, dense" (see dense).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for density

density

[ dĕn′sĭ-tē ]

n.

The mass per unit volume of a substance at a specified pressure and temperature.
The quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume.
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Science definitions for density

density

[ dĕn′sĭ-tē ]

A measure of the quantity of some physical property (usually mass) per unit length, area, or volume (usually volume).♦ 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.♦ 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. See also Boyle's law.
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Culture definitions for density

density

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

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