Intensity
//ɪnˈtɛnsɪti// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being intense. countable, uncountable
- 2 chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue wordnet
- 3 The degree of strength. countable, uncountable
"The painting’s dislocated, unformed features are the very opposite of the hard, painted dolls of the other portrait, and, where they are dead and ready to topple, this unknown man’s eyes are full of intensity and life."
- 4 the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) wordnet
- 5 Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance. countable, uncountable
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- 6 high level or degree; the property of being intense wordnet
- 7 Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance. countable, uncountable
- 8 the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) wordnet
- 9 Synonym of radiance. countable, uncountable
- 10 The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love."
Etymology
From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.
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