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Dense vs Densification - What's the difference?

dense | densification |

As an adjective dense

is having relatively high density.

As a noun densification is

the act or process of making or becoming dense.

dense

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having relatively high density.
  • Compact; crowded together.
  • Thick; difficult to penetrate.
  • *, chapter=13
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.}}
  • Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
  • Obscure, or difficult to understand.
  • (mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on (dense set)s for mathematical definition.
  • Of a person, slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.

    • Synonyms

    * (having relatively high density) solid * (crowded together) compact, crowded, packed * (difficult to penetrate) thick, solid * (allowing little light to pass through) cloudy, opaque * (difficult to understand) abstruse, difficult, hard, incomprehensible, obscure, tough * (slow to comprehend) dumb, slow, stupid, thick

    Antonyms

    * (having relatively high density) * (crowded together) diffuse, few and far between (of things as opposed to one thing), scattered, sparse, rarefied * (difficult to penetrate) thin * (allowing little light to pass through) clear, diaphanous, see-through, translucent, transparent * (difficult to understand) clear, comprehensible, easy, simple, straightforward, understandable * (in mathematics) meager * (slow to comprehend) bright, canny, intelligent, quick, quick-witted, smart

    Anagrams

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    densification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of making or becoming dense
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, November 17, Amy O'Brian, Densification coming to West Vancouver, Vancouver Sun citation
    • , passage=Vaughan campaigned against densification and pledged not to raise taxes if she was elected. Goldsmith-Jones is aware that higher-density housing in a municipality that has always been associated with sprawling houses and large properties is a contentious idea, but she believes it's necessary. }}

    Synonyms

    *compaction

    Related terms

    *densifier *densify