Definition for IN-TENS'I-TY

IN-TENS'I-TY, n. [Fr. intensité.]

  1. The state of being strained or stretched; intenseness, as of a musical cord.
  2. The state of being raised to a great degree; extreme violence; as, the intensity of heat.
  3. Extreme closeness; as, intensity of application.
  4. Excess; extreme degree; as, the intensity of guilt. Burke.

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