density

density
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the degree of compactness of a substance
    密度
    a reduction in bone density.
    骨密度降低。
    ■(Physics)degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume
    (物理)密度
    ■the opacity of a photographic image
    (相片形象的)不透性,不透明度,暗度
    ■the quantity of people or things in a given area or space
    (人口或事物的)密度
    areas of low population density.
    人口密度低的地区。
    [count noun]a density of 10,000 per square mile.
    每平方英里10,000的人口密度。
    ■(亦作 packing density)(Computing)a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium
    (计算机)信息密度
    [as modifier, in combination]a low-density floppy disk.
    低密度软盘。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French densité or Latin densitas, from densus 'dense'
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