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low-density

low-density

1 4.3
A space that has little material or few people
  • adjective
  • /loʊ ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/
translation icon : baja densidad
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And at what point should it be considered low-density residential land use?

    Academic text (2001)
  • 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.

  • Many families prefer living in low-density areas, where there is more open space and fewer neighbors.

  • The city planners are developing a new low-density neighborhood that emphasizes parks and green spaces.

  • Residents enjoy the quiet of their low-density community, far away from the bustle of urban life.

Synonyms

thin
vslow-density
420 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

describes a small quantity per area rather than physical thinness
sparse
vslow-density
31 5.0

Present in small numbers or amounts

is about a low number in an area rather than the pattern of spreading
rare
vslow-density
  • Specialized
18 6.9

Air or gas that is thin and hard to breathe at high places

applies to low amount of items in an area rather than material density

How Dense

packed
33 1.3
dense
9 3.2
low-density
1 4.3
sparse
31 5.0

Surface Forms

low-density positive

Morphology

low-density = low + density (transparent) = low + density

Meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'low' + 'density' (i.e., having a small amount per unit space).

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.