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intensity
English
Etymology
intense +? -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?ns?ti/
Noun
intensity (plural intensities)
- The quality of being intense.
- The degree of strength.
- (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
- (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
- (astronomy) Synonym of radiance.
- (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
Translations
intensity From the web:
- what intensity means
- what intensity exercise should i do
- what intensity should warm-up activities be
- what intensity is yoga
- what intensity is walking
- what intensity is running
- what intensity level is walking
- what intensity is jogging
height
English
Alternative forms
- highth (obsolete)
- heighth (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English heighte, hei?þe, from Old English h?ahþu, h?hþo, h?ehþo (“height”), Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþ? (compare *hauhaz). Corresponds to high +? -th.
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?t, IPA(key): /ha?t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
- Homophone: hight
- Hyphenation: height
Noun
height (countable and uncountable, plural heights)
- The distance from the base of something to the top.
- (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
- Coordinate terms: (horizontal dimension) backness, (lip articulation) roundedness, length, nasalization, reduction
- The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- The highest point or maximum degree.
- 2004, Peter Bondanella, Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, chapter 4, 173–174:
- During the height of Italian immigration in the United States and in New York City, gangs flourished not only because of poverty but also because of political and social corruption. Policemen and politicians were often as crooked as the gang leaders themselves.
- 2004, Peter Bondanella, Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, chapter 4, 173–174:
- A high point.
- A mountain, especially a very high one.
- (Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
- (mathematics) The amplitude of a sine function
Synonyms
- (highest point): See also Thesaurus:apex
Antonyms
- (distance from bottom to top): depth
Derived terms
Related terms
- high
Translations
Further reading
- height on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Highet, eighth, highte
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- what height is considered petite
- what height to hang pictures
- what height is considered short for a woman
- what height to mount tv
- what height is considered short for a man
- what height is considered tall for a woman
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