denser
ˈdɛnsər
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Definition of denser - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
crowdedhaving more people or things in a space
  • The city is denser than the countryside.
compact crowded thick
2.
densityTECH.having more mass in a given volumeTECH.
  • The metal is denser than wood.
compact concentrated thick
3.
complexitymore difficult to understand
  • The book's language became denser in later chapters.
complex complicated intricate
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Origin of denser

Latin, densus (thick)

Terms with denser included in their meaning

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food
bread made with whole grain flours, typically darker and denser
made smaller
pressed tightly together to make denser or smaller
forestry
wood from broad-leaved trees, typically denser
density
the process of making something denser or more compact
consistency
having a denser consistency
density
make something denser or more compact
textile
process making woolen cloth denser, stronger, and sometimes cleaner
textile
related to the process of making cloth denser

Examples of denser in a sentence

  • This section of the library is denser with books.
  • This material is denser than the previous one.
  • The planet's core is denser than its crust.
  • The instructions became denser as the project progressed.
  • Her writing style grew denser with each subsequent novel.

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  1. French:encombré, plus dense, ...
  2. German:dichter, komplexer, ...
  3. Italian:più affollato, a maggiore densità, ...
  4. Spanish:más denso, de mayor densidad, ...
  5. Portuguese:mais densa, mais denso, ...
  6. Chinese:更拥挤, 更稠密的, ...
  7. Japanese:混雑した, 密度が高い, ...
  8. Arabic:أَكْثَرُ كَثَافَةً, أكثَف, ...
  9. Hebrew:צָפוּף, צָפוּף יוֹתֵר, ...
  10. Russian:более плотный, плотнее, ...
  11. Ukrainian:більш насичений, густіший, ...
  12. Hindi:अधिक घना, अधिक सघन, ...
dense
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Definition of dense - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
physicalhaving a high density or compactness
  • The dense forest was hard to walk through.
compact solid thick
2.
visibilitydifficult to see through due to thickness
  • Dense fog covered the entire city.
murky opaque thick
3.
intelligenceslow to understand or lacking intelligence
  • He can be quite dense about simple concepts.
slow-witted stupid
4.
complexityRarehard to understand due to complexityRare
  • The dense textbook was challenging for students.
complex complicated intricate
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very unintelligent or slow to understand
He is dense as a brick when it comes to math.

Origin of dense

Latin, densus (thick, crowded)

Examples of dense in a sentence

  • Dense fog covered the entire valley.
  • The dense smoke made it hard to breathe.
  • Dense clouds blocked the sunlight completely.
  • Sometimes he's too dense to grasp the joke.
  • Her dense remarks often frustrate her friends.
  • The lecture was so dense that few understood it.

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  1. French:dense, opaque, ...
  2. German:dicht, undurchsichtig, ...
  3. Italian:denso, spesso, ...
  4. Spanish:denso, espeso, ...
  5. Portuguese:denso, cerrado, ...
  6. Chinese:密集的, 厚重的, ...
  7. Japanese:密集した, 視界不良の, ...
  8. Arabic:كَثِيف, غَبِيّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:צָפוּף, סָמִיךְ, ...
  10. Russian:густой, непроглядный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:густий, тупий, ...
  12. Hindi:घना, गाढ़ा, ...
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