Thesaurus: density

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1. n. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.
2. n. 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.
3. n. Depth of shade.
4. n. the amount per unit size
5. n. the spatial property of being crowded together
6. 1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity. 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. Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a temperature of 0º Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4º 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. 3. (Photog.) Depth of shade. Abney.
7. The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume,esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of somesubstance used as a standard.
8. n:100 n. the amount per unit size