different between intensity vs intoxication
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
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)
- A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
- He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
- The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
- Synonyms: inebriation, ebriety, drunkenness
- The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- 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)
- poisoning
- 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)
- intoxication
intoxication From the web:
- what intoxication means
- what intoxication level is deadly
- what's intoxication manslaughter
- what intoxication definition
- intoxication what to do
- intoxication what causes it
- intoxication what does it look like
- what are intoxication rate factors
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