densitynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us/ˈden.sə.t̬i/density noun [ C or U ] (THICKNESS)
C1 also denseness the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place:
The area has a high/low population density.
We were unable to move because of the density of the crowd.
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Thick, dense and heavy
- chunky
- clunky
- cumbersome
- dense
- densely
- encumber
- heavily
- heaviness
- heavy
- hefty
- ponderous
- sludgy
- thick
- thicken
- thickness
- unwieldy
- weight
- weighty
- wiry
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density noun [ C or U ] (OF MATTER)
specialized physics the relationship between the mass of a substance and its size:
Lead has a high density.
Aluminium is low in density.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mass, area, weight & volume in general
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- area
- ballast
- dead weight
- displacement
- legal
- letter
- mass
- specific gravity
- sq
- square
- tare
- volume
- weight