intensity
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- 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”Synonyms: strengthintensity level
- high level or degree; the property of being intenseSynonyms: intensiveness
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)“the kids played their music at full volume”Synonyms: volumeloudness
- chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hueSynonyms: saturationchromavividness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc. [1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]
2.(Physics) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
4.(Photog.) The degree or depth of color or shade in a picture. [1913 Webster]