densification C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˌdɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the process of making something more dense or compact Urban densification reduced the city's per-capita energy use. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of making... compactioncondensationthickeningcompression ↔ Opposites rarefactiondilution Word family Related forms densedensitydensify Etymology AI details Formed from densify (dense plus -ify) plus the suffix -ication; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). densus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # densification **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɛnsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the process of making something more dense or compact ## Examples - Urban densification reduced the city's per-capita energy use. ## Synonyms - compaction - condensation - thickening - compression ## Antonyms - rarefaction - dilution ## Related Forms - dense - density - densify ## Roots and Affixes - Root: densus ## Etymology Formed from densify (dense plus -ify) plus the suffix -ication; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). ## AI Etymology Densification has the etymological history Formed from densify (dense plus -ify) plus the suffix -ication; dense is from Latin densus ('thick, crowded'). The immediate etymological form is Latin densus. In present use as a noun, it means "the process of making something more dense or compact", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dense, density, and densify. Its contrast set includes rarefaction and dilution, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown