dense | (adjective) having high relative density or specific gravity | - |
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(adjective) hard to pass through because of dense growth | Synonyms: thick |
(adjective) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | Synonyms: dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow |
(adjective) permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter | Synonyms: heavy, impenetrable |
(adjective) having component parts closely crowded together | Synonyms: thick |
densely | (adverb) in a concentrated manner | Synonyms: thickly |
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(adverb) stupidly or insensitively | Synonyms: dumbly, obtusely |
denseness | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: density |
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(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, density, tightness |
(noun) the quality of being mentally slow and limited | Synonyms: dumbness, slow-wittedness |
densification | (noun) an increase in the density of something | Synonyms: compaction, compression, concretion |
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densimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densitometer |
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densitometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | - |
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(noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densimeter |
densitometry | (noun) measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission | - |
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density | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: denseness |
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(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, denseness, tightness |