noun · academic
density
UK/ˈdensəti/US/ˈdɛnsɪti/DEN·si·ty
the number of people or things in a particular area; how crowded something is per unit area
Examples
“Urban planners study population density to decide where to build schools.”
“Housing density in the city centre is much higher than in the suburbs.”
“High density housing can create pressure on local services.”
Band 8 sentence
“Urban designers must balance density with green space to ensure liveable, sustainable cities.”
Collocations
- population density
- high/low density
- housing density
Word family
Common mistakes
The density of peoples is high.→The density of people is high.
There are a high density here.→There is a high density here.
Say it for a higher band
5crowdedness→6concentration→7+density
Synonyms
concentration
Easily confused
concentration
“There is a high concentration of restaurants in the old town.”
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