INTENSITY

saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness

(noun) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

volume, loudness, intensity

(noun) the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); “the kids played their music at full volume”

intensity, intensiveness

(noun) high level or degree; the property of being intense

intensity, strength, intensity level

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intensity (plural intensities)

The quality of being intense.

The degree of strength.

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

(optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.

(astronomy) synonym of radiance.

(geology) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ten"si*ty, n. Etym: [LL. intensitas: cf. F. intensité. 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)

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

3. (Mech.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The degree or depth of shade in a picture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHLORTHALIDONE

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