Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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density

Tn general, the ratio of the weight of a material to its volume, or the mass of the material per unit volume. Density should not be confused with POROSITY . See also: APPARENT DENSITY .




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