transcription, транскрипция: [ dens ]
( denser, densest)
1.
Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest...
They thrust their way through the dense crowd.
≠ sparse
ADJ
• dense‧ly
Java is a densely populated island...
≠ sparsely
ADV : usu ADV -ed
2.
Dense fog or smoke is difficult to see through because it is very heavy and dark.
A dense column of smoke rose several miles into the air.
= thick
ADJ
3.
In science, a dense substance is very heavy in relation to its volume. ( TECHNICAL )
...a small dense star.
ADJ
4.
If you say that someone is dense , you mean that you think they are stupid and that they take a long time to understand simple things. ( INFORMAL )
He’s not a bad man, just a bit dense.
= thick
ADJ : v-link ADJ