Intensity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

high level or degree; the property of being intense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛnsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛnsᵻɾi/.

Examples

he adjusted the intensity of the sound
they measured the station's signal strength
the kids played their music at full volume

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chroma vividness intensity level loudness volume saturation intensiveness strength

Antonyms

softness

Parts of Speech

noun	the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) “he adjusted the intensity of the sound”
noun	high level or degree; the property of being intense
noun	the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) “the kids played their music at full volume”
noun	chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Word Forms

intense	adjective	possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
intensify	verb	increase in extent or intensity
intensive	adjective	characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
loud	adjective	used chiefly as a direction or description in music
chromatic	adjective	being or having or characterized by hue
vivid	adjective	(of color) having the highest saturation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Intensität

die übertragene Energiemenge (z. B. durch akustische oder elektromagnetische Strahlung)

🇫🇷French

intensité

la quantité d'énergie transmise (comme par rayonnement acoustique ou électromagnétique)

🇪🇸Spanish

intensidad

la cantidad de energía transmitida (como por radiación acústica o electromagnética)

🇮🇹Italian

intensità

la quantità di energia trasmessa (come dalla radiazione acustica o elettromagnetica)

🇳🇱Dutch

intensiteit

de hoeveelheid energie die wordt overgedragen (zoals door akoestische of elektromagnetische straling)

🇵🇹Portuguese

intensidade

a quantidade de energia transmitida (como por radiação acústica ou eletromagnética)

🇷🇺Russian

интенсивность

количество передаваемой энергии (например, акустического или электромагнитного излучения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीव्रता

संचरित ऊर्जा की मात्रा (ध्वनिक या विद्युत चुम्बकीय विकिरण द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

তীব্রতা

প্রেরিত শক্তির পরিমাণ (শব্দ বা ইলেক্ট্রোম্যাগনেটিক বিকিরণ দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரம்

கடத்தப்படும் ஆற்றலின் அளவு (ஒலி அல்லது மின்காந்த கதிர்வீச்சு மூலம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రత

ప్రసారం చేయబడిన శక్తి మొత్తం (శబ్ద లేదా విద్యుదయస్కాంత వికిరణం ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्रता

प्रसारित ऊर्जेचे प्रमाण (ध्वनिक किंवा इलेक्ट्रोमॅग्नेटिक विकिरणांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીવ્રતા

પ્રસારિત ઊર્જાની માત્રા (જેમ કે એકોસ્ટિક અથવા ઇલેક્ટ્રોમેગ્નેટિક રેડિયેશન દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀವ್ರತೆ

ಹರಡುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ (ಅಕೌಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಅಥವಾ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ ವಿಕಿರಣದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രത

കൈമാറ്റം ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന ഊർജ്ജത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ് (അക്കോസ്റ്റിക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈദ്യുതകാന്തിക വികിരണം വഴി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ

ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਧੁਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਮੈਗਨੈਟਿਕ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شدت

منتقل ہونے والی توانائی کی مقدار (جیسا کہ صوتی یا برقی مقناطیسی تابکاری سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强度

传输的能量（如通过声或电磁辐射）

🇯🇵Japanese

強度

(音響または電磁放射などにより) 伝達されるエネルギーの量

🇰🇷Korean

강함

전달되는 에너지의 양(음향 또는 전자기 복사에 의해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cường độ

lượng năng lượng được truyền đi (như bằng bức xạ âm thanh hoặc điện từ)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้ม

ปริมาณพลังงานที่ส่งผ่าน (โดยทางเสียงหรือคลื่นแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

intensitas

jumlah energi yang ditransmisikan (seperti radiasi akustik atau elektromagnetik)

🇲🇾Malay

keamatan

jumlah tenaga yang dihantar (seperti oleh sinaran akustik atau elektromagnet)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شدة

كمية الطاقة المنقولة (كما هو الحال عن طريق الإشعاع الصوتي أو الكهرومغناطيسي)

🇮🇷Persian

شدت

مقدار انرژی منتقل شده (مانند تابش صوتی یا الکترومغناطیسی)

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğunluk

iletilen enerji miktarı (akustik veya elektromanyetik radyasyon gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָצמָה

כמות האנרגיה המשודרת (כמו קרינה אקוסטית או אלקטרומגנטית)

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The primary meaning of 'intensity' is 'the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)'.

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Using 'intensity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intensity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intensity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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