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(1):

(n.) The degree or depth of shade in a picture.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(n.) The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

(4):

(n.) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Intensity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/intensity.html. 1828.
 
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