intensity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced.

The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of forty pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten pounds per square inch.

The degree or depth of shade in a picture.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

loudness volume strength power energy force heat depth concentration magnitude passion severity saturation ferocity fervor
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Antonyms

daze period policy stage phase agriculture
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Hypernyms

level degree magnitude grade sound property color property

Hyponyms

fury force level top punch badness

Related terms

intense

Phrases with the word

high-intensity beam intensity illumination intensity intensity of lighting small intensity diminished intensity

Examples

the kids played their music at full volume Source: Internet

he adjusted the intensity of the sound Source: Internet

they measured the station's signal strength Source: Internet

A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) on the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) on the North Island. Source: Internet

A British study into hair color and the intensity of attraction found that 62 percent of the men participating in the study associated brown-haired women with stability and competence. Source: Internet

"According to eyewitnesses, a fire was seen on board the plane which grew in intensity," the organization added in an initial statement Wednesday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

intensionally intensitive intensitometry intensity energy intensity interferometer intensity level