intensive
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
Translate intensive | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of intensive
adjective
- (of agriculture) aiming to achieve maximum production within a limited area, especially by using chemical and technological aids:intensive farming less intensive, more environmentally friendly forms of farmingOften contrasted with extensive (sense 2).
noun
GrammarOrigin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'vehement, intense'): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend)
On the difference between intensive and intense, see intense (usage).