density

noun
UK /ˈdɛnsɪti/
US /ˈdɛnsəti/

Density is how heavy something is for its size.

A rock has more density than a sponge of the same size.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. How closely packed people or things are in a place.

The density of the crowd made it hard to walk.

3. The amount of something in a certain area or space.

This city has a high density of cars.

4. In science, the mass of an object divided by its volume.

Water has a density of about one gram per cubic centimeter.