density

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dens·ity [density densities] BrE [ˈdensəti] NAmE [ˈdensəti] noun (pl. dens·ities)
1. uncountable the quality of being ↑dense; the degree to which sth is ↑dense
•population density
•low density forest
2. countable, uncountable (physics)the thickness of a solid, liquid or gas measured by its mass per unit of volume
•the density of a gas
3. uncountable (computing)the amount of space available on a disk for recording data
•a high/double density floppy

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French densité or Latin densitas, from densus ‘dense’.

Example Bank:
•The population density in this city is very high.
•an average density of 2.4 people per hectare
•Vitamin D deficiency causes a loss of bone density.
•similar stars of the same mass and density

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  concentration, denseness, tightness, compactness
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  distribution, dispersion