dense
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adjective, dens·er, dens·est.
1.
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
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 pertaining 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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs
1590–1600; < Latin dēnsus thick; cognate with Greek dasýs
Related forms
dense·ly, adverb
dense·ness, noun
non·dense·ness, noun
su·per·dense, adjective
ul·tra·dense, adjective
Synonyms
1. congested, crammed, teeming; impenetrable.
1. congested, crammed, teeming; impenetrable.
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dense (dɛns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Latin densus thick; related to Greek dasus thickly covered with hair or leaves] | |
| 'densely | |
| —adv | |
| 'denseness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dense
c.1600, from L. densus "thick, crowded." Sense of "stupid" is first recorded 1822.
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Example sentences
The dura mater is a thick and dense inelastic membrane.
He wears a dense gold watch and opal cufflinks and a slinky bracelet made of medieval crosses and diamonds.
The meat must be cut with filler or the loaf will be dense.
The crust is thicker on the far side, but it's made of less dense material than the stuff below it.
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