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intensity
[ in-ten-si-tee ]
noun
- the quality or condition of being intense.
- great energy, strength, concentration, vehemence, etc., as of activity, thought, or feeling:
He went at the job with great intensity.
- a high or extreme degree, as of cold or heat.
- the degree or extent to which something is intense.
- a high degree of emotional excitement; depth of feeling:
The poem lacked intensity and left me unmoved.
Synonyms: , , ,
- the strength or sharpness of a color due especially to its degree of freedom from admixture with its complementary color.
- Physics. magnitude, as of energy or a force per unit of area, volume, time, etc.
- Speech.
- the correlate of physical energy and the degree of loudness of a speech sound.
- the relative carrying power of vocal utterance.
intensity
/ ɪˈɛԲɪɪ /
noun
- the state or quality of being intense
- extreme force, degree, or amount
- physics
- a measure of field strength or of the energy transmitted by radiation See radiant intensity luminous intensity
- (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
- 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
Other Word Forms
- v··ٱs·ٲ noun
- p··ٱs·ٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of intensity1
Example Sentences
It was not just increased racism that caused harm, but the tone and intensity of the debate leading up to the vote, many say.
This is "owing to a combination of their complex modern materials, lack of a traditional coating layer, and intensity of flat colour fields, which make even the smallest areas of damage instantly perceptible," she said.
But beyond the director’s self-described scrappiness, it’s also Coogler’s innate eye for visual storytelling and emotional intensity that audiences have responded to.
When it comes to football derbies, very little comes close to matching the passion, intensity and cultural significance of Argentina's Superclasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors.
The mentioned calls for more intensity have largely gone unheeded and he considers this season has been one of the hardest of his career to balance egos.
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