density
density Lexical Profile
density Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The degree of compactness of a substance; in physics, the mass of a substance per unit of its volume.
"Ice floats on liquid water because the solid form has a slightly lower density."
The quantity of people or things crowded into a given area or space.
"Urban planners must account for high population density when designing public transit networks."
The degree of opacity of a translucent medium or optical filter, or the depth of tone in a photographic image.
"The technician measured the optical density of the film to ensure proper exposure."
Slowness of understanding or lack of intellectual acuity (informal).
"He was exasperated by the sheer density of his colleagues when explaining the simple procedure."
• Rhymes for density
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French densité or directly from Latin densitas ('thickness, closeness'), derived from the adjective densus ('thick, crowded').