intensity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality of being intense.

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   “It is hard. And there is a level of viciousness that I was not expecting. I was not expecting the intensity of this experience, but this isn’t supposed to be easy. My father and this administration intends to be transformative, and we want to do big, bold things and we’re looking to change the status quo. So I didn’t expect it to be easy. I think some of the distractions and some of the ferocity was — I was a little blindsided by on a personal level,” she said.

2. The degree of strength.

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   The painting’s dislocated, unformed features are the very opposite of the hard, painted dolls of the other portrait, and, where they are dead and ready to topple, this unknown man’s eyes are full of intensity and life.

   Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.

3. Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.

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4. Any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.

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5. Synonym of radiance.

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6. The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.

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Noun

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

   Synonyms

   strengthintensity level

   Broader terms

   magnitude

   Examples

   he adjusted the intensity of the sound

   they measured the station's signal strength

2. high level or degree; the property of being intense

   Synonyms

   intensiveness

   Broader terms

   degreegradelevel

3. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

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   volumeloudness

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   sound property

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   the kids played their music at full volume

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

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   saturationchromavividness

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   color property