Definitions for: Intensity


[n] chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
[n] the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
[n] high level or degree; the property of being intense
[n] the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*ten"si*ty, n. [LL. intensitas: cf. F.
intensit['e]. See Intense.]
1. The state or quality of being intense; intenseness;
extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental
application, passion, etc.

If you would deepen the intensity of light, you must
be content to bring into deeper blackness and more
distinct and definite outline the shade that
accompanies it. --F. W. Robertson.

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

3. (Mech.) 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.

4. (Photog.) The degree or depth of shade in a picture.

Synonyms: chroma, intensity level, intensiveness, loudness, saturation, vividness, volume

Antonyms: softness

See Also: acoustic power, badness, candlepower, chromatic color, chromatic colour, color property, crescendo, degree, emphasis, ferocity, field intensity, field strength, fierceness, force, forcefulness, forte, fortissimo, furiousness, fury, grade, half-intensity, level, light intensity, magnitude, radio brightness, severity, sound pressure level, sound property, spectral color, spectral colour, strength, threshold level, top, vehemence, violence, wildness

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