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intensity

[ in-ten-si-tee ]

noun

plural intensities.
  1. the quality or condition of being intense.
  2. great energy, strength, concentration, vehemence, etc., as of activity, thought, or feeling:

    He went at the job with great intensity.

  3. a high or extreme degree, as of cold or heat.
  4. the degree or extent to which something is intense.
  5. a high degree of emotional excitement; depth of feeling:

    The poem lacked intensity and left me unmoved.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  6. the strength or sharpness of a color due especially to its degree of freedom from admixture with its complementary color.
  7. Physics. magnitude, as of energy or a force per unit of area, volume, time, etc.
  8. Speech.
    1. the correlate of physical energy and the degree of loudness of a speech sound.
    2. the relative carrying power of vocal utterance.


intensity

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noun

  1. the state or quality of being intense
  2. extreme force, degree, or amount
  3. physics
    1. a measure of field strength or of the energy transmitted by radiation See radiant intensity luminous intensity
    2. (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 I
  4. Also calledearthquake 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 See Mercalli scale Richter scale
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of intensity1

First recorded in 1655–65; intense + -ity
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“She brought such joy, intensity, passion and love to this restaurant and to our team,†said the restaurant on Instagram.

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Wildfires are increasingly touching more diverse communities as fires grow in intensity and extend into urban areas, according to researchers.

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Haïm moved the Thursday performance along with an intensity that didn’t allow any room for applauding arias.

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However, this time he kept up the intensity.

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Normal sunglasses won't work because they don't block enough light to protect your eyes from the Sun's extreme intensity.

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