dense

• less dense

  High pressures are essential because graphite is less dense than diamond.

• so dense

  ‘We ran into a dense bank of fog, so dense that Seawell's plane just suddenly disappeared from view.

• very dense

  Although it's very dense, does not compared with the likes of Kent and the south.

• through the dense

  I hunted buffalo in the swamps at Bilen; it was exciting following them through the dense reed beds.

• through dense

  For two days we travelled through dense alien jungle.

• dense mass

  This put in texture and shade at one go to further the impression of a dense mass of twigs.

• dense forests

  This whole picturesque area has been designated a nature reserve and if you enjoy long walks then you're in for a treat — gorges, torrents, dense forests and vineyards are two a pfennig!

• relatively dense

  These indicators were interpreted as conditions which, if fulfilled, suggested a relatively dense and multiplex personal network.

• dense coating

  The upper surface of the arms are covered with a dense coating of granules and segmental bands of hooks.

• dense black

  Moulded in dense black plastic, the Student System II follows traditional tank design.

• through a dense

  It has been suggested, for example, that Sgr A is just a neutron star moving through a dense gas cloud.

• dense covering

  The steep sided mountains with a dense covering of trees rose majestically from the valley floor.

• dense fog

  He had seen him only in the dense fog.

• dense tubular

  Platelets contain two important membrane systems, the surface-connected open canalicular system and the dense tubular system.

• dense network

  They had a remarkably dense network of social organisation — probably in reaction to the overwhelming ‘Germanness’ of their surroundings.

• dense clouds

  Standard polyurethane foam ignites rapidly, forming dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour as it does so.

• too dense

  But whereas the mare basalts are too dense to represent the lunar mantle, the highland rocks are not dense enough.

• dense smoke

  Environmentalists have also criticised the dense smoke from buses which pollute the town centre.

• quite dense

  The level of linkage is quite dense in both extracts, but there are striking differences in the choice of devices used in each case.