Density

• A measurement of how much matter (mass) is packed into a certain volume of substance.

Source: 2002. Sciencesaurus: A Student Handbook. Wilmington , MA : Houghton Mifflin Company.

• Amount of mass in a given volume of a substance or object found by dividing the mass of the object by its volume.

Source: 2002. Sciencesaurus: A Student Handbook. Wilmington , MA : Houghton Mifflin Company.