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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDensité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɑ̃.si.te
"La densité de l'eau est d'environ 1 gramme par centimètre cube."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The degree of compactness of a substance, often measured as mass per unit volume.
"The density of water is approximately 1 gram per cubic centimeter." - 2
A measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume.
"The density of the material affects its buoyancy in water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'density' originates from the Latin 'densitas', which means 'thickness' or 'density'. It evolved through Middle French 'densité' before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning related to the compactness of matter.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Density" is said worldwide
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Densité
Transliteration: dɑ̃.si.te
"La densité de l'eau est d'environ 1 gramme par centimètre cube."
Dichte
Transliteration: ˈdɪçtə
"Die Dichte von Wasser beträgt etwa 1 Gramm pro Kubikzentimeter."
Densità
Transliteration: den.siˈta
"La densità dell'acqua è di circa 1 grammo per centimetro cubo."
Densidad
Transliteration: den.siˈðað
"La densidad del agua es aproximadamente 1 gramo por centímetro cúbico."
Densidade
Transliteration: dẽ.siˈda.dʒi
"A densidade da água é de aproximadamente 1 grama por centímetro cúbico."
घनत्व
Transliteration: ghanatva
"पानी का घनत्व लगभग 1 ग्राम प्रति घन सेंटीमीटर है।"
密度
Transliteration: mìdù
"水的密度大约是每立方厘米1克。"
밀도
Transliteration: mildo
"물의 밀도는 약 1그램입니다."
密度
Transliteration: mitsudo
"水の密度は約1グラム毎立方センチメートルです。"
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