Wordiyodens
Latindense, thick, condense
Variants
densdensedensus
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
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condense
To make more compact or concise; to change from gas to liquid
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condenser
A device that converts vapor to liquid; a capacitor; a focusing lens
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dense
Closely packed together; thick and difficult to pass through
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density
The quantity of something per unit area or volume
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