dense
Pronunciación: [dɛns]
Palabra
Contexto: «physical properties»
(adjective) when something is tightly packed together or has a lot of material in a small space. Think of a sponge that is full of water; it feels heavy because it has so much water tightly inside it.
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The dense forest made it hard to see far because the trees were very close together.
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The empty field was not dense at all; it was wide open with very few plants.
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Is this material dense enough to float on water?
Contexto: «intellect or understanding»
(adjective) when someone is slow to understand or not very clear. If someone doesn’t get a joke right away, we might say they are a little dense. It's like when a light bulb takes a moment to turn on.
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After explaining it again, she finally got the concept and didn't seem as dense about it.
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He understood the math problems quickly; he is definitely not dense.
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Do you think he is being dense about the instructions?
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