3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Density \Den"si*ty\ (d[e^]n"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. densitas; cf. F. densit['e].] 1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to {rarity}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard. [1913 Webster] Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a temperature of 0[deg] Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4[deg] Centigrade. The density of solids and liquids is usually called specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when referred to air as a standard. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) Depth of shade. --Abney. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: density n 1: the amount per unit size [syn: {denseness}] 2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {concentration}, {denseness}, {compactness}] [ant: {distribution}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 71 Moby Thesaurus words for "density": asininity, blockishness, body, boobishness, boorishness, bovinity, callosity, callousness, cloddishness, concreteness, crassness, crudeness, denseness, dim-wittedness, dimness, doltishness, dull-wittedness, dullardism, dullness, dumbness, duncery, durability, durity, firmness, flintiness, grossness, hardness, hardness of heart, hebetude, impenetrability, induration, lethargy, loutishness, lumpishness, mass, materiality, ninnyism, oafdom, oafishness, obduracy, obtuseness, opacity, palpability, ponderability, resistance, restiveness, simpletonianism, slowness, sluggishness, solidity, sottishness, soundness, stability, steadiness, steeliness, stolidity, stoniness, stoutness, strength, stupidity, sturdiness, substance, substantiality, substantialness, tangibility, thick-headedness, thick-wittedness, toughness, unteachability, wrongheadedness, yokelism
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