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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)

  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

Translations

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intoxication

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n
  • Hyphenation: in?tox?i?ca?tion

Noun

intoxication (countable and uncountable, plural intoxications)

  1. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
    He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
  2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
    Synonyms: inebriation, ebriety, drunkenness
  3. The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
  4. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Translations


French

Etymology

From intoxiquer +? -tion

Pronunciation

Noun

intoxication f (plural intoxications)

  1. poisoning
  2. the act of spreading false information or propaganda

Usage notes

In French, the word intoxication is used more broadly than in English to refer to the poisoning of an organism by a variety of means such as herbicide or poisonous gas as well as by alcohol or narcotics.

Derived terms

  • intoxication alimentaire

Further reading

  • “intoxication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

intoxication (uncountable)

  1. intoxication

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