densify
densify verb: to make (more) dense.
Verb
densify (third-person singular simple present densifies, present participle densifying, simple past and past participle densified)
- To make (more) dense.
- Some space missions cool the propellant to almost freezing to densify it, so they can fit more fuel and oxidizer in the tanks.
- This primary control network [of triangulation stations] was densified by the addition of 2,695 secondary control stations, 12,236 tertiary control stations and 7,032 fourth order control stations.2018, A Guide to Coordinate Systems in Great Britain, Southampton: Ordnance Survey, page 29
- To become (more) dense.
Forms of densify
| third-person singular present | densifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | densifying |
| past participle | densified |
| past | densified |
Origin of densify
From dense + -ify.
Words formed from densify
Questions about densify
- What does densify mean?
- Densify means to make (more) dense.
- What part of speech is densify?
- Densify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of densify?
- The past tense of densify is densified.
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