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dense

[ dens ]

adjective

denser, densest.
  1. having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:

    a dense forest;

    dense population.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. stupid; slow-witted; dull.
  3. intense; extreme:

    dense ignorance.

  4. relatively opaque; transmitting little light, as a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
  5. difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style:

    a dense philosophical essay.

  6. Mathematics. of or relating to a subset of a topological space in which every neighborhood of every point in the space contains at least one point of the subset.


dense

/ ɛԲ /

adjective

  1. thickly crowded or closely set

    a dense crowd

  2. thick; impenetrable

    a dense fog

  3. physics having a high density
  4. stupid; dull; obtuse
  5. (of a photographic negative) having many dark or exposed areas
  6. (of an optical glass, colour, etc) transmitting little or no light
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
  • ˈԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Բl adverb
  • Բn noun
  • non·Բn noun
  • p·Բ adjective
  • ܱt·Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dense1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ŧԲܲ “thick”; cognate with Greek 岹ý
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dense1

C15: from Latin densus thick; related to Greek dasus thickly covered with hair or leaves
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If I were to guess, I'd say the M88 was probably lost at night when visibility was poor, and the road through a dense forest was unmarked.

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Acting as a dense net, they trap microplastics and lock them away in the sediment.

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Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather - that's the deadly combination that experts say is fuelling the largest wildfires in South Korea's history.

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One of the most multifaceted ingredients, it's a multi-layered bulb around a dense core with sprouting stalks and frilly fronds.

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His feed included images from the treacherous Darien Gap, the dense jungle separating Colombia and Panama.

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