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Intensity

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Noun

1. intensity, intensity level, strength

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

Example Sentences:
'he adjusted the intensity of the sound'
'they measured the station's signal strength'

2. intensity, intensiveness

high level or degree; the property of being intense

3. intensity, loudness, volume

the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

Example Sentences:
'the kids played their music at full volume'

4. chroma, intensity, saturation, vividness

chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intensity

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noun plural -ties
1. 
the state or quality of being intense
2. 
extreme force, degree, or amount
3. physics
a. 
a measure of field strength or of the energy transmitted by radiation
radiant intensity, luminous intensity
b. 
(of sound in a specified direction) the average rate of flow of sound energy, usually in watts, for one period through unit area at right angles to the specified direction
. Symbol: I
4. Also called: earthquake intensity geology
a measure of the size of an earthquake based on observation of the effects of the shock at the earth's surface. Specified on the Mercalli scale
Mercalli scale, Richter scale

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Intensity

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nounWord forms: plural inˈtensities
1. 
the quality of being intense
; specif.,
a. 
extreme degree of anything
b. 
great energy or vehemence of emotion, thought, or activity
2. 
degree or extent; relative strength, magnitude, vigor, etc.
3. 
saturation (sense 2)
4.  Physics
the amount of force or energy of heat, light, sound, electric current, etc. per unit area, volume, charge, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Intensity

see synonyms of intensity
n. pl. in·ten·si·ties
1. Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force.
2. Physics The amount or degree of strength of electricity, light, heat, or sound per unit area or volume.
3.
a. The strength of a color, especially the degree to which it lacks its complementary color.
b. See saturation.

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