"densification" meaning in English

See densification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: densifications [plural]
Etymology: From dense + -ification. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dense|ification}} dense + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun}} densification (plural densifications)
  1. The act or process of making or becoming dense. Synonyms: compaction Derived forms: dedensification, osseodensification Related terms: densifier, densify

Inflected forms

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