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  1. 1. n. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Depth of shade. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the amount per unit size Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the spatial property of being crowded together Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 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. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n. the amount per unit size Source: ecdict

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