different between gleam vs intensity

English

Etymology

• (noun) From Middle English gleme, from Old English glæm, from Proto-Germanic *glaimiz, from Proto-Indo-European *??ley-.
• (verb) Derived from the Middle English noun form before the first millennium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?m/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

gleam (plural gleams)

1. A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

   Synonyms: beam, ray
2. (figuratively) A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.

   Synonyms: flicker, glimmer, trace

3. Brightness or shininess; splendor.

   Synonyms: dazzle, lambency, shine

Translations

Verb

gleam (third-person singular simple present gleams, present participle gleaming, simple past and past participle gleamed) (intransitive)

1. To shine; to glitter; to glisten.

   Synonyms: glint, sparkle, glow, shine

2. To be briefly but strongly apparent.

   Synonyms: flare, flash, kindle

3. (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

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See also

• leam

References

• “gleam”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “gleam” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "gleam" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
• "gleam" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Gamel, megal-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?ns?ti/

Noun

intensity (plural intensities)

1. The quality of being intense.
2. The degree of strength.
3. (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
4. (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
5. (astronomy) Synonym of radiance.
6. (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.

Derived terms

• light intensity
• luminous intensity

Related terms

• intense

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