DENSE
Dense, a. Etym: [L. densus; akin to Gr. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog. All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray. To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
DENSELY
Dense"ly, adv.
Defn: In a dense, compact manner.
DENSENESS
Dense"ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being dense; density.
DENSIMETER Den*sim"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F. densimètre.]
Defn: An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance.
DENSITY
Den"si*ty, n. Etym: [L. densitas; cf. F. densité.]