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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

densification en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English dense Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English densification From dense + -ification.

Meanings

  1. The act or process of making or becoming dense.
    • Vaughan campaigned against densification and pledged not to raise taxes if she was elected. Goldsmith-Jones is aware that higher-density housing in a municipality that has always been associated with sprawling houses and large properties is a contentious idea, but she believes it's necessary. 2008 November 17, Amy O'Brian, “Densification coming to West Vancouver”, in Vancouver Sun:

Forms

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Deriveds

dedensification · osseodensification

Relateds

densify · densifier

Synonyms

compaction