intensity
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being intense.
- (countable, uncountable) The degree of strength.
- (countable, uncountable) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
- (countable, uncountable) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of radiance.
- (countable, uncountable) 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
earthquake intensity
intensity level
strenght
Translations
intensité
intensidad
intensità
Intensität
intensidade
intensitat
sterkte
قوةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/
Etymology
From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.
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