单词 | density |
释义 | densityn. 1. The quality or condition of being dense; thickness; closeness of texture or consistence. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] fastness?a1200 spissitudec1440 solidiousness1495 grossness1527 massiveness1530 substantialness1530 substantiality1535 crassness1545 massiness1559 stiffness1577 spissness1598 solidness1600 density1603 solidity1603 crassitude1604 condensity1611 thightness1615 compactedness1644 compactness1646 body1647 crassities1659 denseness1669 tightnessa1728 corporeity1750 substantiability1816 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1187 The densitie and thicknesse of the aire. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum § 592 As for the Leaves, their density appeareth in that, either they are smooth and shining..or in that they are hard and spiry. a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. xvii. 185 A Fogg of the greatest Density I ever remember to have seen. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 311 It was..necessary to supply the defect of density by more frequent inspirations. 1864 F. C. Bowen Logic (1870) xi. 361 The additional qualities of weight, attraction, impenetrability, elasticity, density. 2. a. Physics. The degree of consistence of a body or substance, measured by the ratio of the mass to the volume, or by the quantity of matter in a unit of bulk. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > specific gravity density1665 specific gravity1666 solidity1698 gravity1750 relative density1776 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 31 There is in the Air..such a variety..both as to their density and rarity. 1708 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth (ed. 2) ii. 205 More than four times the density of Water. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. i. §70. 147 The quantity of Matter is as the Magnitude and Density conjunctly. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iii. 25 The bodies contained in these tables have all different densities. 1881 A. W. Williamson in Nature No. 618. 415 To determine the vapour densities and rates of diffusion of those which could be obtained in the gaseous state. b. The quantity of electricity per unit of volume or area. ΚΠ 1873 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magn. (1881) §64 The electric density at a given point on a surface is the limiting ratio of the quantity of electricity within a sphere whose centre is the given point to the area of the surface contained within the sphere, when its radius is diminished without limit. 1885 H. W. Watson & S. H. Burbury Math. Theory Electr. & Magn. I. 139 A uniform ring of electricity of density − 1. 3. a. Crowded state; degree of aggregation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > crowded condition or crowding press?c1225 thronga1400 frequence1535 thrust1565 frequency1570 throngness1691 squeeze1802 crush1806 crowdedness1823 condensation1828 density1851 1851 J. P. Nichol Archit. Heavens (ed. 9) 154 Not..to sound depths by ordinary rules founded on the numbers of the stars, but rather to unfold densities. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xxxvi. 5 Not only these differences in size, but the differences in density of population. b. concrete. A dense mass or aggregation. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > a dense or solid thing or body clota1000 goba1382 massa1382 gobbetc1384 clustera1387 lumpa1400 grume1555 solidity1604 concrescence1610 concression1613 concretion1646 ponderant1656 condensation1665 clumper1673 clue1674 solid1698 clump1699 wodge1847 density1858 boulder1861 doorstop1967 swadge1968 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > dense or compact clota1000 massa1382 gobbetc1384 clustera1387 lumpa1400 wedge1577 loaf1598 knot1631 clumper1673 clue1674 clump1699 lob1825 wodge1847 nugget1851 density1858 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 144 Stems, supporting a cloud-like density of boughs. 4. Photography. Opaqueness of the developed actinized film in a negative. ΚΠ 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 143 (Photogr.) A rapid acquisition of density will be the result. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset 271 Density, the quantitative measure of the blackening of a photographic emulsion. 5. figurative. Stupidity, crassitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [noun] hardnessOE stuntnessc1000 sotshipc1050 witlessnessa1100 sotheada1200 dullness1398 bluntness1483 slowness1495 grossnessa1530 stupidity?1541 assishness?1548 dastardness1552 lourderie1555 dastardliness1556 blockishness1561 doltishness1569 sottage1569 sheepishness1574 doltry1581 sottishness1589 doltage1593 dorbellism1593 grout-headry1600 opacity1611 duncery1615 dunstery1615 stupidness1619 hebetude1621 insulsity1623 unintelligence1634 obtuseness1648 jobbernowlism1652 dullery1653 non-intelligence1653 blockheadishness1656 crassness1664 blockheadedness1716 stolidness1727 blockheadism1753 numbskullity1779 nincompoophood1791 duncishness1805 numbskullism1806 foziness1821 noodledum1821 obtusity1823 soft-headedness1823 noodledom1827 duncehood1829 dunderheadedness1830 sumphishness1830 asininity1831 dunderheadism1836 stockishness1837 dullardness1840 fat-headedness1840 stupor1845 duncedom1847 misintelligence1848 nincompoopery1850 wooden-headedness1850 dumminess1852 jolterheadedness1852 ninnyship1852 donkeyism1855 dumbness1860 beef-wittedness1863 crassitude1865 donkeyhood1869 slow-wittedness1869 chuckle-headedness1880 leatherheadedness1880 pinheadedness1884 numbskulledness1885 donkeydom1889 thickheadedness1889 density1894 moronism1922 nitwittedness1931 nitwittery1931 noodleness1931 dopiness1942 squirrel-headedness1955 nincompoopism1957 dim-wittedness1960 clottishness1961 1894 A. Birrell in Westminst. Budget 27 July 48/2 The density which is sometimes..attributed to your party. Draft additions 1993 c. Computing. = packing density n. at packing n.1 Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > measure of size or density density1956 bpi1964 1956 M. V. Wilkes Automatic Digital Computers v. 178 A recording density of 100 digits per inch..may be used with complete success on a drum about 10 in. in diameter. 1976 Electronic Electro-Optic Infrared Countermeasures June 33/2 (caption) Large-scale integration of mnos transistors permits a memory density of 2048 bits on a 154-mil by 170-mil chip. 1980 C. S. French Computer Sci. iv. 15 The density of recording can vary between 200–6,250 characters to the inch. 1986 ZX Computing Monthly Oct. 78/3 Although eight inch drives are limited to single density, all other drives may be single, double or quad density. 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