Density

  • 21density — noun (plural ties) Date: 1598 1. the quality or state of being dense 2. the quantity per unit volume, unit area, or unit length: as a. the mass of a substance per unit volume b. the distribution of a quantity (as mass, electricity, or energy) per …

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  • 22density — n. population; traffic density * * * [ densɪtɪ] traffic density population …

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  • 23density — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Compactness Nouns 1. density, denseness, solidity, solidness; impenetrability, impermeability; incompressibility; imporosity; cohesion (see coherence); constipation; consistency, spissitude; specific… …

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  • 24density — /ˈdɛnsəti / (say densuhtee) noun (plural densities) 1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition. 2. stupidity. 3. Physics a. the mass per unit of volume. b. the amount per unit of volume or per unit of… …

  • 25density — noun /ˈden.sɪ.ti/ a) A measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume. The number particles per unit volume of a specified volume can be considered to be the particle density for the specified volume. b) The ratio of one quantity to… …

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  • 26density — 1. The compactness of a substance; the ratio of mass to unit volume, usually expressed as g/cm3 (kg/m3 in the SI system). 2. The quantity of electricity on a given surface or in a given time per unit of volume. 3. In radiological p …

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  • 27density —    The mass of water per unit volume, usually stated in grams per cubic centimeter (gm/cm3), but may also be measured in pounds per gallon (lb/gal), pounds per cubic foot (lb/ft3), and kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3.)    Density of fresh water… …

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  • 28density — den|si|ty [ densəti ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the amount of something in a place: the density of vegetation in the area 2. ) SCIENCE the relationship between the weight and the size of an object 3. ) how heavy or thick something is …

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  • 29density —    The blackness of an area in a negative or print that determines the amount of light that will pass through it or reflect from it. Density is mass per unit volume (g/cc) …

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  • 30density — noun (U) 1 the degree to which an area is filled with things or people: population density 2 technical the relationship between something s mass 1 (6) and its size …

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