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dense, denser, densest
1. Having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
2. Having relatively high density; as with, being rowded closely together; compact: a dense population.
3. Hard to penetrate; thick: a dense jungle.
4. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter: dense glass; a dense fog.
5. Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas.
6. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity.
7. Slow to apprehend; "thickheaded".
8. A slang term for "stupid; slow-witted; dull".
9. Intense; extreme.
10. Relatively opaque; transmitting little light; such as, a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
11. Difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: "He wrote a dense philosophical essay."
2. Having relatively high density; as with, being rowded closely together; compact: a dense population.
3. Hard to penetrate; thick: a dense jungle.
4. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter: dense glass; a dense fog.
5. Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas.
6. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity.
7. Slow to apprehend; "thickheaded".
8. A slang term for "stupid; slow-witted; dull".
9. Intense; extreme.
10. Relatively opaque; transmitting little light; such as, a photographic negative, optical glass, or color.
11. Difficult to understand or follow because of being closely packed with ideas or complexities of style: "He wrote a dense philosophical essay."
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densi-, dens- +
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dense, dents
dense (DENS) (adjective)
Concentrated, compact, requiring great concentration: The poetry was very dense and powerful, requiring careful study by the students.
dents (DENTS) (noun)
Small hollows resulting from blows or hits by something harder: Sohia took her car to the body shop to repair the dents on the hood after the accident.
The dents on the bumper of Grady's car were caused when he was driving through dense fog and bumped into the guard rail paralleling the road.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
(page 3)
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“dense”
(Greek: thick, shaggy, hairy, dense)
(Greek: thick, dense; large, massive)
(Greek: close, compact, thick, dense; frequent)
(Latin spissus: thick, compact, dense; thickness, compactness, density)
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Greek, baros, heavy; because its compounds are dense; metal)
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“dense”
electron-dense, electron dense
1. In electron microscopy, having a density that prevents penetration by electrons.
2. Characterized by being relatively opaque to the passage of the electron beam in an electron microscope.
2. Characterized by being relatively opaque to the passage of the electron beam in an electron microscope.
Such an object will appear as a dark area on the viewing screen and photographic prints.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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-tron, -tronic, -tronics +
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