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intensity

Syllabification: (in·ten·si·ty)
Pronunciation: /inˈtensitē/

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Definition of intensity

noun (plural intensities)

  • 1the quality of being intense:gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity the pain grew in intensity
  • an instance or degree of this:an intensity that frightened her
  • 2chiefly Physics the measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field:hydrothermal processes of low intensity different light intensities

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