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density British & World English

the degree of compactness of a substance

packing density in density British & World English

a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium

low-density British & World English

having a low concentration

flux density British & World English

the amount of magnetic, electric, or other flux passing through a unit area

space density British & World English

the frequency of occurrence of stars, particles, or other celestial objects, per specified volume of space

charge density British & World English

the electric charge per unit area of a surface, or per unit volume of a field or body

current density British & World English

the amount of electric current flowing per unit cross-sectional area of a material

double-density British & World English

(of a disk) able to store twice as much information as other, older disks of the same physical size

optical density British & World English

the degree to which a refractive medium retards transmitted rays of light

vapour density British & World English

the density of a particular gas or vapour relative to that of hydrogen at the same pressure and temperature

density function British & World English

short for probability density function.

relative density British & World English

the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard, usually water for a liquid or solid, and air for a gas

high-density lipoprotein British & World English

a kind of lipoprotein in blood plasma that promotes the transfer of cholesterol to the liver for excretion or reuse

low-density lipoprotein British & World English

the form of lipoprotein in which cholesterol is transported in the blood

neutral density filter British & World English

a photographic or optical filter that absorbs light of all wavelengths to the same extent, causing overall dimming but no change in colour

probability density function British & World English

a function of a continuous random variable, whose integral across an interval gives the probability that the value of the variable lies within the same interval

density English-French

densité f

density English-Italian

densità f inv

density English-Spanish

densidad