intensity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
  2. noun high level or degree; the property of being intense
  3. noun the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

Etymology

From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.

In classic literature

Synonyms

strength, intensity level

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading