low-density
- adjective
- /loʊ ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/
- And now we're going to have this mass migration, Kenny, from high density environments to low density environments.
- low-density dormitories
- low-density areas
- low-density residential
And so this is like meatballs in a low density soup.
- And so this is like meatballs in a low density soup.
- And now we're going to have this mass migration, Kenny, from high density environments to low density environments.
- So what this is doing is generating an electric field that tears apart atoms inside this low density gas here.
Examples
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Suburbanization and exurbanization based on the automobile permitted middle-class families to live in low-density suburbs and exurban locations.
Academic text (2012) -
The spread of developed areas, especially low-density development, results in increased costs for additional public infrastructure.
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And at what point should it be considered low-density residential land use?
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More road building leads to more development, in a continuing cycle that results in large, low-density urban areas.
Academic text (2003) -
Of the entire sample, 150 participants were living in high-density households, and 150 were living in low-density households.
Academic text (2000) -
They mimic suburban residential landscapes with low density townhouses and apartment houses intended to be surrounded with park like green spaces.
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Many families prefer living in low-density areas, where there is more open space and fewer neighbors.
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The city planners are developing a new low-density neighborhood that emphasizes parks and green spaces.
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Residents enjoy the quiet of their low-density community, far away from the bustle of urban life.
Synonyms
Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice
Present in small numbers or amounts
Air or gas that is thin and hard to breathe at high places
How Dense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Low-density is made from low and density. Low means 'small in amount' and density comes from dense, which means 'thick' or 'crowded', so low-density means 'not crowded' or having few people or little material in a space.