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dense
[dens]
adjective
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact.
a dense forest;
dense population.
Synonyms: ,stupid; slow-witted; dull.
intense; extreme.
dense ignorance.
relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style.
a dense philosophical essay.
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
thickly crowded or closely set
a dense crowd
thick; impenetrable
a dense fog
physics having a high density
stupid; dull; obtuse
(of a photographic negative) having many dark or exposed areas
(of an optical glass, colour, etc) transmitting little or no light
Other Word Forms
- densely adverb
- denseness noun
- nondenseness noun
- superdense adjective
- ultradense adjective
- ˈԲ adverb
- ˈԲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dense1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dense1
Example Sentences
Then the wind shifted slightly, and the dense gray smoke that had been billowing harmlessly up the slope turned and engulfed me.
The operation began early on the morning of 6 January 2024 under a dense fog.
Dark, dense clouds of smoke had engulfed the room.
It has more than 550 miles of hiking trails, including several treks where you can find yourself in solitude in dense conifer forests with sweeping mountain views.
Stone wove drum machines into the dense thickets of sound.
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