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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Intensity \In*ten"si*ty\, n. [LL. intensitas: cf. F.
     intensit['e]. See Intense.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intensity \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  intensity
       n 1: 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" [syn: strength, intensity level]
       2: high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn: intensiveness]
       3: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction);
          "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: volume,
           loudness] [ant: softness]
       4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence
          vividness of hue [syn: saturation, chroma, vividness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     Αγγλικά n.
     η ένταση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     n.
     1 The quality of being intense.
     2 The degree of strength.
     3 (lb en physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average
  power to the area through which the power "flows");
  irradiance.
     4 (lb en optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous
  intensity or irradiance.
     5 (lb en astronomy) (synonym of en radiance).
     6 (lb en 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.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     n.
     1 The quality of being intense.
     2 The degree of strength.
     3 (lb en physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average
  power to the area through which the power "flows");
  irradiance.
     4 (lb en optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous
  intensity or irradiance.
     5 (lb en astronomy) (synonym of en radiance).
     6 (lb en 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     n.
     1 The quality of being intense.
     2 The degree of strength.
     3 (lb en physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average
  power to the area through which the power "flows");
  irradiance.
     4 (lb en optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous
  intensity or irradiance.
     5 (lb en astronomy) (synonym of en radiance).
     6 (lb en 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     n.
     1 The quality of being intense.
     2 The degree of strength.
     3 (lb en physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average
  power to the area through which the power "flows");
  irradiance.
     4 (lb en optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous
  intensity or irradiance.
     5 (lb en astronomy) (synonym of en radiance).
     6 (lb en 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.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     Englanti n.
     1 (''fysiikka'') intensiteetti
     2 into, intohimo, kiihko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intensity
     Engelska n.
     intensitet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  الكثافة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  intensity //ɪnˈtɛnsɪti// 
  интензивност, напрегнатост
  quality of being intense

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/ 
  intenzita

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  Intensität , Stärke , Heftigkeit 
        "intensity / magnitude of a natural event"  - Intensität / Stärke eines Naturereignisses
        "decrease in intensity"  - an Intensität verlieren
     Synonyms: intenseness, strength
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  Intensität 
           Note: Anstrengungen; großer Einsatz
        "intensity of agriculture"  - Intensität der Landwirtschaft
        "labour / labor intensity"  - Arbeitsintensität
     Synonym: intensiveness
  
   see: captial intensiveness, capital intensity
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  
  ένταση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  intensity //ɪnˈtɛnsɪti// 
  ankaruus, intensiivisyys
  quality of being intense

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/ 
  1. उत्कटता
        "The earthquake occured with intensity this time."
  2. प्रचंडता
        "The intensity of the tornado is unaccountable."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  intenzitet, intenzivnost, jačina, silina

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  1. erôsség
  2. intenzitás

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  intensity //ɪnˈtɛnsɪti// 
  強度
  quality of being intense

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  intensity /ın'tensətı/ 
  intensyvumas, įtampumas, įtempimas, jėga, stiprumas

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  intensity /ɪnˈtensɪtɪ/ 
    intensywność

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/ 
  intensidade, força, veemência

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  intensity //ɪnˈtɛnsɪti// 
  intensitet
  quality of being intense

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  intensity /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/
  1. keskinlik, şiddet, ifrat derece
  2. yoğunluk, koyuluk .

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪnˈtɛnsəti/, /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  161 Moby Thesaurus words for "intensity":
     ASA scale, British candle, Hefner candle, Scheiner scale,
     Technicolor, abandon, acuteness, ampleness, amplitude, animality,
     ardency, ardor, atrocity, barbarity, bloodlust, bougie decimale,
     boundlessness, bright color, brightness, brilliance, brutality,
     bulk, candle, candle lumen, candle power, candle-foot, candle-hour,
     candle-meter, color, colorfulness, commitment, committedness,
     concentration, crescendo, decimal candle, dedication,
     demonic energy, destructiveness, devotedness, devotion, devoutness,
     dynamism, earnestness, energy, enormity, enormousness, ergal,
     expanse, exposure meter, extremity, faith, faithfulness,
     ferociousness, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fierceness,
     fire, flux, focus, foot-candle, force, forcefulness,
     formidableness, fullness, furiousness, gaiety, gigantism,
     gorgeousness, grandeur, grandness, great scope, greatness,
     harshness, heartiness, heat, heatedness, hugeness, immensity,
     impassionedness, impetuosity, inclemency, infinity, inhumanity,
     intentness, international candle, kinetic energy, lamp-hour,
     largeness, light, light meter, light quantum, loudishness,
     loudness, loyalty, lumen, lumen meter, lumen-hour, lumeter,
     luminous flux, luminous intensity, luminous power, lux, magnitude,
     malignity, mercilessness, might, mightiness, mindlessness,
     muchness, murderousness, passion, passionateness, photon,
     pitilessness, plenitude, potency, potential energy, power,
     prodigiousness, pure color, quantum, resolution, richness, rigor,
     roughness, saturation, savagery, seriousness, severity, sharpness,
     sincerity, sonority, sonorousness, spirit, strength, strenuousness,
     stupendousness, surge, surge of sound, swell, swelling, terrorism,
     tremendousness, ungentleness, unit of flux, unit of light,
     vandalism, vastness, vehemence, venom, viciousness, vigor,
     violence, virulence, vitality, vividness, volume, warmth, zeal
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 强烈,紧张,强度;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. U强烈,剧烈;强度

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