intensity


intensity (http://definr.com/intensity)

     n 1: the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or
          electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity
          of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal
          strength" [syn: strength, intensity level]
     2: high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn: intensiveness]
     3: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction);
        "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: volume,
         loudness] [ant: softness]
     4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence
        vividness of hue [syn: saturation, chroma, vividness]