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intensity

intensity

69 4.4
How strong light, sound, or other waves are
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɛn.sɪ.ti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intensidad
  • Think of light intensity, duration, color and time of day.
  • energy intensity
  • light intensity
  • sound intensity

Because olive oil burns at four times the intensity of fish oil.

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Examples

  • And your body looks at the color of light, the intensity of light, and the angle of light.

  • The beams from the lighthouse grew in intensity, spreading protection for boats at sea.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • As you can see, the lighting intensity is pretty similar between the two.

  • So when they increased the intensity, more electrons came off.

  • Finally, this study did not include an examination of the intensity of physical activity.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The primary outcome measure was the reduction in snoring intensity as reported by the bed partners.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The wind resumed a few minutes later with a renewed intensity, hardened, cold, bringing snow.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Males engaged in more minutes per session of vigorous and moderate-intensity physical activity than females.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Damping in the classical guitar manifests itself as a reduction in intensity of the higher frequencies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The intensity of the music made it difficult to converse with my friends.

Synonyms

volume
vsintensity
139 2.0

How loud a sound is often changed on devices

means the objective energy or strength behind sounds, not the control
strength
vsintensity
  • Specialized
88 2.8

How much effect a medicine, liquid, or signal has

focuses specifically on energy amount in waves rather than general power
brightness
vsintensity
41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

focuses on measurable energy amount rather than visual appearance
amplitude
vsintensity
  • Specialized
15 6.1

The maximum distance a wave or vibration moves from its middle

covers overall energy amount across types, not just waveform peak
field strength
vsintensity
  • Specialized
4 5.6

A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place

applies generally to energy strength across sound, light, and waves
loudness
vsintensity
  • Specialized
4 1.8

How strong a sound is when people hear it

refers to the physical energy amount in sound rather than perception
radiance
vsintensity
  • Specialized
1 6.8

The amount of light or heat that comes from a surface in one direction

is the simpler notion of energy strength without directional detail
light intensity
vsintensity
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction

is the broader concept of energy strength in many wave types
intensity level
vsintensity
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels

is the general idea of energy strength across waves and signals
field intensity
vsintensity
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How strong and which way an electric or magnetic field is at a point

is broader, describing energy amount in waves rather than field vectors
brightness level
vsintensity
1 3.3

The amount of light a thing gives or reflects

is the broader energy strength concept not limited to lighting measures
amplitude level
vsintensity
  • Specialized
5.7

How strong a sound or signal is

refers more broadly to energy strength, not only amplitude size
magnetic intensity
vsintensity
  • Specialized
6.7

The strength of a magnetic field in a given area

is the more general measure of energy amount beyond magnetic contexts
radio brightness
vsintensity
  • Specialized
7.3

How strong radio waves from an object in space are when a radio telescope detects them

is the overall idea of energy amount across different electromagnetic types

Antonyms

133 1.4

Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act

1 5.5

A weak quality that is hard to hear or see

Compounds

light intensity
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction

field intensity
  • Specialized
1 7.7

How strong and which way an electric or magnetic field is at a point

intensity level
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels

6.7

A unit for measuring how bright a light appears in one direction

magnetic intensity
  • Specialized
6.7

The strength of a magnetic field in a given area

material intensity
  • Specialized
6.8

How much material a factory or country uses to make one product

half-intensity
  • Specialized
6.8

An amount equal to half the strongest level of something like light or sound

How Intense

power
  • Specialized
1.5
strength
  • Specialized
169 1.1
intensity
  • Specialized
69 4.4
weakness
133 1.4
faintness
1 5.5

Surface Forms

intensity singular
intensities plural

Morphology

intensity = intense (transparent) = intense + ity

Standard noun formation from 'intense' with '-ity' applied to physical measures like light or sound.

Etymology

The word intensity comes from the Latin root intens-, which means 'stretched' and is related to tension and tense. For light, sound, or other energy, intensity is the 'strength' or amount of power, like how tightly the energy is focused or sent.