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n.

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

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    The quality, condition, or degree of being thick: density, solidity, thickness. See thick/thin.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the spatial property of being crowded together
  Synonyms: concentration, density, denseness

Meaning #2: the consistency of a compact solid

 
 
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