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dense

[ dens ]

adjective

denser, densest.
  1. having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:

    a dense forest;

    dense population.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. stupid; slow-witted; dull.
  3. intense; extreme:

    dense ignorance.

  4. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
  5. difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style:

    a dense philosophical essay.

  6. Mathematics. of or relating to a subset of a topological space in which every neighborhood of every point in the space contains at least one point of the subset.


dense

/ ɛԲ /

adjective

  1. thickly crowded or closely set

    a dense crowd

  2. thick; impenetrable

    a dense fog

  3. physics having a high density
  4. stupid; dull; obtuse
  5. (of a photographic negative) having many dark or exposed areas
  6. (of an optical glass, colour, etc) transmitting little or no light
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
  • ˈԲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Բl adverb
  • Բn noun
  • non·Բn noun
  • p·Բ adjective
  • ܱt·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dense1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ŧԲܲ “thick”; cognate with Greek 岹ý
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dense1

C15: from Latin densus thick; related to Greek dasus thickly covered with hair or leaves
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But just when the central characters’ fascinating messiness achieves peak interest, you realize this movie’s earnest commercial shimmer is never going to segue into a denser, darker poetry.

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A stretch of a highway near the capital, Delhi, stands as a stark example - a road slicing through dense settlements on both sides without safety measures to protect residents.

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As the Earth passes through the densest part of the dust stream more meteors are visible.

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When it was time for them to all head over to the stage, they moved in a dense pack where Junior H was barely visible.

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This project follows the dangerous journeys of migrants crossing the Darién Gap, a 100-kilometre stretch of dense jungle between Colombia and Panama.

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