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intensity

noun
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

Etymology

From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.

  1. derived from *tend-✻ — “to extend, stretch”
  2. derived from intēnsus — “strained, stretched tight; intense; attentive; violent; (rare) eager, intent”
  3. derived from intense
  4. inherited from intens
  5. formed as intensity — “intense + -ity”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being intense.

  2. The degree of strength.

    • 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…

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

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

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

    2. Synonym of radiance.

    3. The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and…

      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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Derived

archaeointensity, high-intensity interval training, high intensity training, hyperintensity, hypointensity, immunointensity, isointensity, light intensity, luminous intensity, Mercalli intensity, overintensity, palaeointensity, paleointensity, photointensity, serointensity, superintensity

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at intensity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at intensity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at intensity

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA