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underdensity

underdensity noun: the condition or extent of being underdense.

Noun

underdensity (plural underdensities)

  1. The condition or extent of being underdense.
    • In this paper we use high-resolution hydrodynamical cosmological simulations to compare the halo and stellar mass growth of galaxies in a large-scale overdensity to those in a large-scale underdensity (on scales of about 20 Mpc).2015, Stephanie Tonnesen, Renyue Cen, “Don't Forget the Forest for the Trees: The Stellar-Mass Halo-Mass Relation in Different Environments”, in arXiv

Forms of underdensity

pluralunderdensities

Origin of underdensity

From under- + density.

Questions about underdensity

What does underdensity mean?
Underdensity means the condition or extent of being underdense.
What part of speech is underdensity?
Underdensity is a noun.
What is the plural of underdensity?
The plural of underdensity is underdensities.

Words near underdensity in the dictionary

  1. underdelivering
  2. underdelivers
  3. underdelivery
  4. underdense
  5. underdensities
  6. underdensity
  7. underdescribed
  8. underdesigned
  9. underdetect
  10. underdetected
  11. underdetecting

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