intensity

Meanings

Plural: intensities

Noun

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
  • "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"
• high level or degree; the property of being intense
• the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
• chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
• The quality of being intense.
• The degree of strength.
• Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
• Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
• Synonym of radiance.
• 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.

Synonyms

chroma, intensity level, intensiveness, loudness, radiance, saturation, strength, vividness, volume

Antonyms

softness

Related Words

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