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dens

Latin

Variants

densdensedensus

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About This Root

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."

Associated Words

condensation

The conversion of gas to liquid; the act of compressing or condensing

TOEFLC1

condense

To make more compact or concise; to change from gas to liquid

IELTSTOEFLGRE

condenser

A device that converts vapor to liquid; a capacitor; a focusing lens

TOEFLC2

dense

Closely packed together; thick and difficult to pass through

IELTSTOEFLB2

density

The quantity of something per unit area or volume

NGSL 3kTOEFLA1