Part 5951

<h1>Intension</h1> <Xpage=775>

<hw>In*ten"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>intensio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intension</ets>. See <er>Intend</er>, and cf. <er>Intention</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; <as>as, the <ex>intension</ex> of a musical string</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.</def>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<blockquote>Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the <b>intension</b> or remission of the wind. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <def>The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to <i>extension</i>, <i>extent</i>, or <i>sphere</i>.</def>

<blockquote>This law is, that the <b>intension</b> of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Intensitive</h1> <Xpage=775>

<hw>In*ten"si*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive; <as>as, the <ex>intensitive</ex> words of a sentence</as>.</def>

<i>H. Sweet.</i>

<h1>Intensity</h1> <Xpage=775>

<hw>In*ten"si*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>intensitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intensit\'82</ets>. See <er>Intense</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; <as>as, <ex>intensity</ex> of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.</as></def>

<blockquote>If you would deepen the <b>intensity</b> of light, you must be content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline the shade that accompanies it.

<i>F. W. Robertson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; <as>as, the measure of the <ex>intensity</ex> of a total stress of forty pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten pounds per square inch</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>The degree or depth of shade in a picture.</def>

<h1>Intensive</h1> <Xpage=775>

<hw>In*ten"sive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>intensif</ets>. See <er>Intense</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.</def>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Serving to give force or emphasis; <as>as, an <ex>intensive</ex> verb or preposition</as>.</def>

<h1>Intensive</h1> <Xpage=775>

<hw>In*ten"sive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.</def>