Other Definitions intensity (enc)
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Intensity| Noun | 1. | intensity - the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"magnitude - the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion" field intensity, field strength - the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field | | | 2. | intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intenseforcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" severity, badness - used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather vehemence, emphasis - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" top - the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" | | | 3. | intensity - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness | | | 4. | intensity - chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue | |
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