Amount or strength of light energy per unit or area – intensity decreases the further away from the source.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
intensity (noun)1.
the quality or state of being - intense , especially extreme degree of strength, force, energy, or feeling
2.
the magnitude of a quantity (as force or energy) per unit (as of area, charge, mass, or time)
3.
- saturation
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
intensity (noun)1.
depth of feeling
SYNONYMS:
ardency, emotion, enthusiasm, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, heat, intenseness, intensity, passion, passionateness, vehemence, violence, warmth, white heatRELATED WORDS:
cathexis; emotionalism, emotionality, histrionics, mawkishness, melodrama, sappiness, sentimentality; eagerness, earnestness, excitement, gusto, keenness, zest; fanaticism, fever, hot-bloodedness, infatuation, mania, obsession, zeal; compassion, responsiveness, sentiment, sympathy, tenderness; torridity, torridnessNEAR ANTONYMS:
aloofness, calmness, collectedness, composure, detachedness, dryness, phlegm, reserve, reservedness, reticence, taciturnity; apathy, indifference, stoicism, stoniness, unconcern; stiffness, woodenness; chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness2.
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
SYNONYMS:
aggressiveness, assertiveness, emphasis, fierceness, forcefulness, intenseness, intensity, vigorousness, violenceRELATED WORDS:
potency, power, strength; eloquence; ardency, ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, insistence, passion, warmth; stridency, vociferousness; absoluteness, clearness, directness, incision, incisiveness, plainness, straightforwardness, vividnessNEAR ANTONYMS:
ambiguity, equivocation; delicacy, lightness, subtletyIntensity (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/
Noun
intensity (countable and uncountable, plural intensities)
- The quality of being intense.
- The degree of strength.
- (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
- (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
- (astronomy) Synonym of radiance
potency, strength, concentration, power, vigor
