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intensity (enc)

Intensity

Noun1.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"
radio brightness - the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope
magnitude - the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"
threshold level - the intensity level that is just barely perceptible
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
candlepower, light intensity - luminous intensity measured in candelas
acoustic power, sound pressure level - the physical intensity of sound
half-intensity - half the maximum intensity
2.intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense
forcefulness, 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"
ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness, fury - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
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"
sound property - an attribute of sound
crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness
fortissimo, forte - (music) with great loudness
4.intensity - chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
color property - an attribute of color

 

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