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# dense

adjective (dense, denser, densest)

«dense» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thick, with things packed closely together: "a dense forest", "dense fog". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#m1)
2. In science, having a lot of mass packed into a small space; dense things feel heavy for their size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#m2)
3. Informal and unkind: slow to understand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, density explains floating and sinking: objects denser than water sink, and objects less dense than water float. Iron is denser than wood. In geography, a dense population means many people living close together. In safety, dense fog makes it hard to see on roads. Phrases: dense fog, dense forest, dense crowd, denser than water.

### Examples

- We got lost in the dense forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x1)
- Drive slowly in dense fog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x2)
- A stone sinks because it is denser than water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x3)
- Oil floats on water because it is less dense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x4)
- The crowd was so dense we couldn't move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x5)
- Cities are densely populated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x6)
- Well, they walked and walked till they reached a dark, dense forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/#x7)

### Note

Comparatives: denser, densest. The noun is "density". Trap: big does not mean dense; a big beach ball floats, but a small stone sinks. Calling someone "dense" is unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dense/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dense.html) on Mova free.