column density

noun

The total amount per unit area of a material suspended in a fluid or in a cloud in space, measured along the length of a column.

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Meanings

nouncolumn density (plural column densities)

plural column densities

  1. The total amount per unit area of a material suspended in a fluid or in a cloud in space, measured along the length of a column.
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APA

column density. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/column%20density

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“column density.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/column%20density. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “column density,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/column%20density.

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