intensity

Meaning

1. The quality of being intense.
2. The degree of strength.
3. Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
4. Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
5. Synonym of radiance.
6. 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

strength

force

severity

power

vigor

intenseness

volume

violence

depth

intensiveness

acuteness

vehemence

loudness

concentration

saturation

tension

vividness

chroma

density

abundance

deepness

liveliness

tenseness

thickness

vehemency

appeal

hardness

heat

earthquake intensity

profundity

brightness

intensity level

excess

excessiveness

crowdedness

rate

rigidity

ruggedness

seriousness

sharpness

stiffness

strain

strictness

strong

tautness

tensity

tremendousness

vastness

virulence

strenght

effectiveness

stress

seismic intensity

high degree

vio-lence

extreme force

total intensity

lighting power

density scale

crowding level

abyss

amplitude

ardor

ardour

brilliance

celebrity

closeness

drive

eagerness

energy

enhance

exquisiteness

extensiveness

fervency

fervor

fierceness

frequency

greatness

harshness

illuminating power

immoderateness

impetuosity

inception

incidence

intension

luminance

luminosity

magnitude

multiply

passion

plenty

poignancy

potency

rapidity

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

Etymology

From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.