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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.
2.
densityTECH. having more mass in a given volumeTECH.
- The metal is denser than wood.
3.
complexitymore difficult to understand
- The book's language became denser in later chapters.
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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- French:encombré, plus dense, ...
- German:dichter, komplexer, ...
- Italian:più affollato, a maggiore densità, ...
- Spanish:más denso, de mayor densidad, ...
- Portuguese:mais densa, mais denso, ...
- Chinese:更拥挤, 更稠密的, ...
- Japanese:混雑した, 密度が高い, ...
- Arabic:أَكْثَرُ كَثَافَةً, أكثَف, ...
- Hebrew:צָפוּף, צָפוּף יוֹתֵר, ...
- Russian:более плотный, плотнее, ...
- Ukrainian:більш насичений, густіший, ...
- Hindi:अधिक घना, अधिक सघन, ...
Definition of dense - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
physicalhaving a high density or compactness
- The dense forest was hard to walk through.
2.
visibilitydifficult to see through due to thickness
- Dense fog covered the entire city.
3.
- He can be quite dense about simple concepts.
4.
complexityRare hard to understand due to complexityRare
- The dense textbook was challenging for students.
Expressions with dense
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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.
Her writing style is dense, requiring careful analysis.
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- French:dense, opaque, ...
- German:dicht, undurchsichtig, ...
- Italian:denso, spesso, ...
- Spanish:denso, espeso, ...
- Portuguese:denso, cerrado, ...
- Chinese:密集的, 厚重的, ...
- Japanese:密集した, 視界不良の, ...
- Arabic:كَثِيف, غَبِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:צָפוּף, סָמִיךְ, ...
- Russian:густой, непроглядный, ...
- Ukrainian:густий, тупий, ...
- Hindi:घना, गाढ़ा, ...
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