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English noun: intensity | |||
| 1. | intensity (attribute) the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) | ||
| Samples | He adjusted the intensity of the sound. They measured the station's signal strength. | ||
| Synonyms | intensity level, strength | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acoustic power, candlepower, field intensity, field strength, half-intensity, light intensity, radio brightness, sound pressure level, threshold level | ||
| 2. | intensity (attribute) high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
| Synonyms | intensiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badness, emphasis, ferocity, fierceness, force, forcefulness, furiousness, fury, severeness, severity, strength, top, vehemence, vehemence, violence, wildness | ||
| 3. | intensity (attribute) the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) | ||
| Samples | The kids played their music at full volume. | ||
| Synonyms | loudness, volume | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crescendo, forte, fortissimo | ||
| Attribute | loud, soft | ||
| Antonyms | softness | ||
| 4. | intensity (attribute) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | ||
| Synonyms | chroma, saturation, vividness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color property | ||
| Substance meronym | chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | ||
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