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[ UK /ɪntˈɛnsɪti/ ]
[ US /ɪnˈtɛnsəti, ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
    the kids played their music at full volume
  2. 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
  3. high level or degree; the property of being intense
  4. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

How To Use intensity In A Sentence

  • He is doing research on radiant intensity.
  • The luciferin-luciferase's reaction system may emit fluorescence, while the toxic substances will suppress the luminous intensity.
  • _merit-thermometer_, a sort of _Aeolian-harp-test_; in the flat parts his voice was unimpassioned, but if the gust of genius swept over the wires, his tones rose in intensity, till his own energy of feeling and expression kindled in others a sympathetic impulse, which the dull were forced to feel, whilst his animated recitations threw fresh meaning into the minds of the more discerning. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
  • The sun beat down with fierce intensity.
  • There has been no trend in tropical cyclone intensity or frequency worldwide. Times, Sunday Times
  • Price as tested is $44,600, including $8,525 in options Deep Sea Blue pearlescent paint, eight-speed Audi Tiptronic transmission, high-intensity discharge headlamps, power liftgate and onboard navigation with backup camera and an $875 destination charge. 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 T Quattro
  • These prose pieces ultimately acquire a kind of poetic intensity of effect in their bleak circumscription of the character's experience, although they avoid self-consciously "poetic" devices: Narrative Strategies
  • But the intensity of the performances light the blue touchpaper. The Sun
  • The delicate cycle, which uses a slower and gentler spin intensity, is for laundering lingerie, stockings and other garments that are normally handwashed.
  • Come vecchio sartor fa nella cruna," it is the intensity of the gaze that is present with us, not the old tailor and his needle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864
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