different between density vs cabbeling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French densité or Latin densitas.

Morphologically dense +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?n.s?.ti/, /?d?n.s?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?n.s?.ti/, [?d?n.s?.?i]

Noun

density (countable and uncountable, plural densities)

2. (physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

   Synonym: mass density
4. The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.

   Synonym: number density

6. (mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.

   Synonym: probability density

7. (dated) Stupidity; denseness.

Hyponyms

• charge density
• energy density
• electron density
• freight density

Derived terms

• arithmetic density
• asymptotic density
• high-density
• medium-density
• low-density
• mass density
• natural density
• number density
• population density

Related terms

• dense

Translations

Anagrams

• Destiny, destiny

English

Alternative forms

• caballing
• cabbelling (British)

Etymology

From German Kabbelung; according to Foster (1972), the German word was first applied to the phenomenon by Witte (1902), and subsequently used in an anglicized form by Stommel (1960) and others.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??b?l??/
• Rhymes: -?l??
• Hyphenation: cab?bel?ing

Noun

cabbeling (uncountable)

1. (oceanography) The process by which two masses of water with different temperatures and salinities mix to form a new water mass with a density higher than the density of either parent water mass; also, the sinking of the new water mass as the effect of its increased density.

References

Further reading

• “cabbeling”, in Meteorology Glossary?^[1], American Meteorological Society, 26 January 2012, archived from the original on 12 October 2015.