Intensity vs. Intensive
Intensitynoun
The quality of being intense.
Intensitynoun
The degree of strength.
Intensitynoun
(physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
Intensitynoun
(optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
Intensitynoun
(astronomy) lang=en.
Intensitynoun
(geology) 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.
Intensitynoun
The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.
Intensitynoun
The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced.
Intensitynoun
The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of forty pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten pounds per square inch.
Intensitynoun
The degree or depth of color or shade in a picture.
Intensitynoun
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);
Intensitynoun
high level or degree; the property of being intense
Intensitynoun
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction);
Intensitynoun
chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
Intensiveadjective
Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity.
Intensiveadjective
Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.
Intensiveadjective
Highly concentrated.
Intensiveadjective
(obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
Intensiveadjective
Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.
Intensiveadjective
(grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.
Intensiveadjective
(medicine) Related to the need to manage life-threatening conditions by means of sophisticated life support and monitoring.
Intensivenoun
(linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
Intensiveadjective
Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
Intensiveadjective
Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense.
Intensiveadjective
Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition.
Intensiveadjective
Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; - opposed to extensive.
Intensivenoun
That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.
Intensivenoun
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies;
Intensiveadjective
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form;
Intensiveadjective
tending to give force or emphasis;
Intensiveadjective
of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor;
