densification
nounEtymology From dense + -ification.
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
- Derived terms
- dedensification, osseodensification