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Density

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

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Broader term 1

Compactness 76% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 3

Flux 76% connected

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.

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Rarity 76% connected

The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.

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Tenuity 76% connected

The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a le…

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Concentrate 74% connected

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of li…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Concentrate 74% connected

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of li…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Dense 74% connected

Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dense 74% connected

Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Compactness 92% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Concentration 92% connected

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tightness 92% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Dispersion 94% connected

The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites a…

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Dispersion 94% connected

The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites a…

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