densification

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noun

The act or process of making or becoming dense.

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Meanings

noundensification (plural densifications)

plural densifications

  1. The act or process of making or becoming dense.

    Vaughan campaigned against densification and pledged not to raise taxes if she was elected. Goldsmith-Jones is aware that higher-density housing in a municipality that has always been associated with sprawling houses and large properties is a contentious idea, but she believes it's necessary.

    2008 November 17, Amy O'Brian, “Densification coming to West Vancouver”, in Vancouver Sun

    Synonyms: compaction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of making or becoming dense.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan increase in the density of something

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

densification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/densification

MLA

“densification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/densification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “densification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/densification.

Source: densification on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.