Definition of density noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

density

noun

/ˈdensəti/

(plural densities)

[uncountable] the quality of being dense; the degree to which something is dense
- The population density in this city is very high.
- low-density forest
- an average density of 2.4 people per hectare
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- average
- …
verb + density
- calculate
- determine
- estimate
- …
density + verb
- change
- vary
- increase
- …
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[countable, uncountable] (physics) how thick a solid, liquid or gas is, measured by its mass per unit of volume
- the density of a gas
see also relative density
Extra Examples
- similar stars of the same mass and density
- Vitamin D deficiency causes a loss of bone density.
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- average
- …
verb + density
- calculate
- determine
- estimate
- …
density + verb
- change
- vary
- increase
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (computing) the amount of space available on a disk for recording data see also packing density

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French densité or Latin densitas, from densus ‘dense’.

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