Definition of density

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Density (n.) The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity..

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Densimeter :: Densimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance.
Kilogramme :: Kilogramme (n.) A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39ยก Fahrenheit..
Catenary :: Catenary (n.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line..
Corpulency :: Corpulency (n.) Thickness; density; compactness.
Refraction :: Refraction (n.) The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a different density from that through which it has previously moved..
Density :: Density (n.) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard..
Manoscopy :: Manoscopy (n.) The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
Dasymeter :: Dasymeter (n.) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an atmosphere of known density..
Rarity :: Rarity (n.) The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases..
Solidity :: Solidity (n.) The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness..
Flint Glass :: Flint glass () A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass..
Refract :: Refract (n.) To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium..
Porosity :: Porosity (n.) The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.
Density :: Density (n.) Depth of shade.
Isopycnic :: Isopycnic (n.) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same..
Consistency :: Consistency (n.) A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude..
Isopycnic :: Isopycnic (a.) Having equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic line or surface..
Vinometer :: Vinometer (n.) An instrument for determining the strength or purity of wine by measuring its density.
Aerometer :: Aerometer (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.
Compactness :: Compactness (n.) The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.
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