Intensity - Definition

intensity

n 1: 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"
[syn: intensity, strength, intensity level]
2: high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn:
intensity, intensiveness]
3: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction);
"the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: volume,
loudness, intensity] [ant: softness]
4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence
vivid in hue [syn: saturation, chroma, intensity,
vividness]

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