intensity

/in'tensiti/

Thân thiện

The scientist adjusts the intensity of the light beam.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being intense: The state or condition of having great strength, force, energy, or feeling.
   • The measurable amount of a property: The degree or magnitude of a physical quantity, such as sound, light, heat, or force.
   • High degree or extreme level: The exceptional strength or concentration of a feeling, activity, or condition.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a physical property:
  • The intensity of the sunlight made her squint. (The extreme brightness/strength of the sunlight made her squint.)
  • Scientists measured the intensity of the earthquake. (Scientists measured the strength/force of the earthquake.)
• Describing a feeling or activity:
  • She spoke with great intensity about human rights. (She spoke with extreme passion and concentration about human rights.)
  • The intensity of his focus was remarkable. (The extreme level of his focus was remarkable.)

Advanced Usage

• "At full intensity": operating at the maximum possible strength or level.
  • The factory is now running at full intensity. (The factory is now operating at its maximum capacity/level.)
• "Emotional intensity": the strength or depth of an emotion.
  • The film was praised for its raw emotional intensity. (The film was praised for its powerful, unfiltered emotional depth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Intense (adj): having or showing great strength, force, or feeling.
  • He has an intense gaze. (He has a very strong, concentrated gaze.)
• Intensify (verb): to become or make more intense.
  • The winds are expected to intensify overnight. (The winds are expected to become stronger overnight.)
• Intensification (noun): the process of becoming more intense.
  • The intensification of the conflict led to more casualties. (The process of the conflict becoming more severe led to more casualties.)

Synonyms

• Strength: The quality or state of being strong.
• Force: Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
• Power: The capacity or ability to do something or act in a particular way.
• Severity: The fact or condition of being severe (often for negative conditions).

Related Phrases

• Level of intensity: The specific degree of strength or concentration.
  • The exercise program has three levels of intensity. (The exercise program has three different degrees of difficulty/effort.)
• Peak intensity: The point of greatest strength or activity.
  • The hurricane reached its peak intensity over open water. (The hurricane reached its maximum strength over open water.)

Idioms

• To do something with intensity: To do something with great concentration, force, or passion.
  • She studies every subject with the same intensity. (She studies every subject with the same extreme level of focus and effort.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
2. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
   • the kids played their music at full volume
3. high level or degree; the property of being intense
4. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
   • he adjusted the intensity of the sound
   • they measured the station's signal strength

Từ đồng nghĩa

• saturation
• chroma
• vividness
• volume
• loudness
• intensiveness
• strength
• intensity level