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density Definition

den·sity (den′sə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the quality or condition of being dense; specif.,
    1. thickness; compactness
    2. stupidity
    3. Photog. degree of opacity of a negative
  2. quantity or number per unit, as of area
  3. current density
  4. Physics ratio of the mass of an object to its volume

Etymology: Fr densité < L densitas

density Synonyms

density

n.

  1. The quality of being solid or heavy

    solidity, thickness, compactness, impenetrability, consistency, incompressibility, impermeability, massiveness, quantity, bulk, mass, substantiality, heaviness, occurrence, frequency, body, concretion, denseness, crowdedness; see also weight 1.

    Antonyms lightness*, rarity*, thinness. *

  2. The measure of an electrical charge

    current density, high frequency, relative frequency, kilowatt, kilocycle, ampere, erg; see also frequency 2.

  3. Stupidity

    dullness, obtuseness, ineptitude, stolidity; see stupidity 1.

density Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ionosphere: Six-day westward propagating wave in the maximum electron density of the ionosphere.

Converse of object

  • calculate: The number of working age residents figures used to calculate jobs densities are based on the mid-2001 population estimates.
  • sow: Pea Forage Yield Forage yields of peas increased significantly with increased sowing density in all but the late pea harvest in 1999.

Adjective modifier

  • areal: The current record for areal density for a commercially released drive is 133 gigabits per square inch, according to Toshiba.
  • high: High density of dots in a region denotes high electron density.
  • low: The low energy density feeds require a large volume plant to process them.
  • optical: Factors to be considered when selecting an appropriate scanner include optical resolution, optical density, bit depth and scanning time.
  • over-optimized: Google doesn't like over-optimized, high keyword densities and over use of keywords in headings, etc. like they use to.

Modifies a noun

  • lipoprotein: High density lipoprotein ( HDL ) cholesterol levels also did not show any significant change over the week.
  • polyethylene: A new internal wall surface is created using a very strong, very versatile, high density polyethylene.
  • fibreboard: The back panel is 8mm Medium density fibreboard and they are fitted during the factory construction as an integral part of the cabinetry.
  • foam: Materials range from timber through high density foam to fluorescent color acrylics.
  • matrix: Main arguments: density matrix, array of atom charges ( empty on input ).
  • gradient: Lines along which the density gradient is steepest are computed by the program.

Noun used with modifier

  • electron: High density of dots in a region denotes high electron density.
  • bone: Bone density We do not know by how much bone density recovers.
  • flux: M Magnetic flux density A measure of the magnetic effect induced in a medium by an external field.
  • stocking: Higher stocking densities make temperature control easier in cold weather.
  • keyword: I have seen #1 ranking with a keyword phrase density of only 0.5 % to over 20 % .
  • mineral: The bone mineral density changes were compared with a control group of 15 untreated women.