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dense

/dɛns/

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noun

Examples :

"The hikers struggled through the dense of bushes, trying to find a clearer path. "

environment place nature

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adjective

Having relatively high density.

Examples :

"The forest was so dense that sunlight barely reached the ground. "

physics material science

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adjective

Compact; crowded together.

Examples :

"The classroom was dense with students, making it hard to hear the teacher. "

mass area environment

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adjective

Thick; difficult to penetrate.

Examples :

"The forest was so dense that the hikers got lost easily. "

material physics environment

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adjective

Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.

Examples :

"The forest canopy was so dense that hardly any sunlight reached the forest floor. "

appearance material physics

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adjective

Obscure, or difficult to understand.

Examples :

"The lecture notes were dense, making it hard to follow the professor's ideas. "

language writing literature communication

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adjective

Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.

Examples :

"The student's notes were so dense with information that it was difficult to follow the main ideas. "

math space technical

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adjective

(of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.

Examples :

"The student was considered dense because she struggled to understand even the simplest math problems in class. "

mind character person human attitude