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(dĕns)adj. dens·er, dens·est
1.
a. Having relatively high density.
b. Crowded closely together; compact: a dense population.
2. Hard to penetrate; thick: a dense jungle.
3.
a. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter: dense glass; a dense fog.
b. Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
4. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity: a dense novel.
5. Slow to apprehend; thickheaded.
[Middle English, from Latin dēnsus.]
dense′ly adv.
dense′ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | densely - in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" |
2. | densely - in a concentrated manner; "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"; "a thickly populated area" |
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بِكَثافَه
hustě
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densementdensément
mjög òétt
gosto
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densely
[ˈdenslɪ] ADV → densamentedensely packed pages → páginas repletas de información
densely populated → densamente poblado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
densely
[ˈdɛnsli] advdensely wooded → très boisé(e)
densely populated → à forte densité de population, très peuplé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
densely
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈdɛnslɪ] adv densely populated → densamente popolato/adensely wooded → coperto/a di fitti boschi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dense
(dens) adjective1. thick and close. We made our way through dense forest; The fog was so dense that we could not see anything.
2. very stupid. He's so dense I have to tell him everything twice.
ˈdensely adverb very closely together. The crowd was densely packed.
ˈdensity noun1. the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large. the density of the population.
2. the quantity of matter in each unit of volume. the density of a gas.
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