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den·si·ty
(dĕn′sĭ-tē)n. pl. den·si·ties
1. The quality or condition of being dense.
2.
a. The quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume.
b. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature.
3. Computers A measure of the number of bits that can be stored in a given amount of physical space on a storage medium.
4. The number of individuals, such as inhabitants or housing units, per unit of area.
5. The degree of optical opacity of a medium or material, as of a photographic negative.
6. Thickness of consistency; impenetrability.
7. Complexity of structure or content.
8. Stupidity; dullness.
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density
(ˈdɛnsɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupied: high density of building in towns.
2. obtuseness; stupidity
3. (General Physics) 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 foot. Symbol: ρ See also relative density
4. (General Physics) a measure of a physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volume. See charge density, current density
5. (General Physics) physics photog See transmission density, reflection density
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den•si•ty
(ˈdɛn sɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness.
2. stupidity; obtuseness.
3. the average number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit of area: a population density of 100 persons per square mile.
4. Physics. mass per unit volume.
5. the degree of opacity of a substance, medium, etc., that transmits light.
6. the relative degree of opacity of an area of a photographic negative or transparency, often expressed logarithmically.
7. a measure of how much data can be stored in a given amount of space on a disk or other computer storage medium.
[1595–1605; < Latin]
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den·si·ty
(dĕn′sĭ-tē) A measure of the compactness of a substance. Density is equal to the amount of mass per unit of volume. In general, density increases as pressure increases and temperature decreases.
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density
Mass per unit volume.
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Noun 1. [画像:density - the amount per unit size]density - the amount per unit size
compactness - the consistency of a compact solid
bits per inch, bpi - a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
flux density, flux - (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
absorbance, optical density, photographic density, transmission density - (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation
relative density - the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard
2. density - the spatial property of being crowded together
spatial arrangement, spacing - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
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density
noun
1. tightness, closeness, thickness, compactness, impenetrability, denseness, crowdedness The region has a high population density.
2. mass, body, bulk, consistency, solidity Jupiter's moon Io has a density of 3.5 grams per cubic centimetre.
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density
nounThe quality, condition, or degree of being thick:
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Translations
كَثَافَة كَثافَه
hustota
tæthedvægtfylde
tiheysominaispaino
gustoća
fajsúlysűrűség
eîlismassiòéttleiki
密集
밀도
gostota
täthet
ความหนาแน่น
mật độ
density
[ˈdensɪtɪ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
density
[ˈdɛnsɪti] n [substance] → densité f
(COMPUTING) single density disk, double-density disk, high-density disk
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density
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density
[ˈdɛnsɪtɪ] n → densità f invsingle-/double-density disk (Comput) → disco a singola/doppia densità
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dense
(dens) adjective1. thick and close. We made our way through dense forest; The fog was so dense that we could not see anything. digte كَثيف гъст denso hustý dicht tæt; tyk πυκνός espeso, denso tihe انبوه؛ متراکم؛ غلیظ tiheä dense עָבוֹת घना bujan, gust sűrű lebat þéttur, samþjappaður fitto 濃密な 밀집한 tankus, tirštas biezs; blīvs tebal dicht tett; tykk, kompakt gęsty ګڼ، خنډ، ټينګ، مزدحم، متراكم، غليظ: احمق denso des густой hustý gost gust tät, kompakt หนาแน่น yoğun, sık 稠密的 густий; щільний کثیف ، گاڑھا dày đặc 稠密的
2. very stupid. He's so dense I have to tell him everything twice. stompsinnig, dom بَليد، غَليظ الدِّماغ тъп estúpido hloupý, nechápavý schwer von Begriff tykhovedet; dum αργόστροφος corto, torpe, estúpido kõva peaga خنگ؛ کودن tyhmä bête מטומטם मन्दबुद्धि tupoglav, ograničen duhom együgyű bodoh tregur, þunnur stupido 頭の鈍い 우둔한 bukas aprobežots; stulbs bodoh stompzinnig dum, tett tępy احمق estúpido tâmpit тупой nechápavý omejen glup dum, trög โง่ ahmak, kalın kafalı 愚鈍的 дурний, тупий احمق rất ngu ngốc 愚钝的
ˈdensely adverb very closely together. The crowd was densely packed. dig بِكَثافَه на гъсто densamente hustě dicht tæt πυκνά densamente tihedalt بطور فشرده و متراکم tiiviisti à forte densité בִּצפִיפוּת घना सा gusto, zbijeno sűrűn rapat mjög þétt densamente びっしりと 촘촘히 tankiai biezi; blīvi sangat padat dicht tett gęsto څنګ په څنګ، نږدى densamente compact плотно husto gosto gusto tätt, tät- อย่างหนาแน่น yoğun olarak 密集地 густо; щільно گھنے طور پر đông đúc 密集地
ˈdensity noun1. the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large. the density of the population. digtheid كَثافَه гъстота densidade hustota die Dichte tæthed πυκνότητα densidad tihedus تراکم؛ انبوهی tiheys densité צפיפות घनत्व zbijenost sűrűség kepadatan þéttleiki densità 密度 밀도 tankumas biezums; blīvums kepadatan dichtheid tetthet, kompakthet gęstość جنگلی densidade densitate плотность hustota gostota gustina täthet ความหนาแน่น yoğunluk 密集度 густота, щільність کثافت mật độ 密集度
2. the quantity of matter in each unit of volume. the density of a gas. digtheid كَثافَه плътност densidade hustota die Dichte vægtfylde πυκνότητα densidad tihedus چگالی؛ غلظت tiheys densité צפיפות घनत्व gustoća fajsúly kepekatan eðlismassi densità 密度, 濃度 비중 tankis blīvums ketumpatan dichtheid egenvekt, tetthet gęstość غلضت densidade densitate плотность hustota gostota gustina densitet ความหนาแน่น yoğunluk 密度 густина فی اکائی حجم میں موجود کمیت tỷ trọng 密度
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density
→ كَثَافَة hustota tæthed Dichte πυκνότητα densidad tiheys densité gustoća densità 密集 밀도 dichtheid tetthet gęstość densidade плотность täthet ความหนาแน่น yoğunluk mật độ 稠密Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
den·si·ty
n. densidad;
quality of being dense. bone ___ → ___ ósea;
optic ___ → ___ óptica;
urinary ___ → ___ urinaria;
vapor ___ → ___ del vapor;
bone mineral ___ → ___ mineral ósea.
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density
n (pl -ties) densidad f bone mineral — densidad mineral óseaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.