dens
Latindense, thick, condense
Variants:densdensedensus
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From Latin dēnsus (thick, dense, crowded). A compact root family centered on thickness and compression: dense and density describe physical or figurative compactness, while condense and condensation add the prefix con- (together) to mean "make thick by pressing together."
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density
The quantity of something per unit area or volume
dense
Closely packed together; thick and difficult to pass through
condense
To make more compact or concise; to change from gas to liquid
condensation
The conversion of gas to liquid; the act of compressing or condensing
condenser
A device that converts vapor to liquid; a capacitor; a focusing lens