intensité

Definitions of intensité
  1. noun
    high level or degree; the property of being intense
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    force
    physical energy or intensity
    emphase
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    haut
    the greatest possible intensity
    fureur, rage, violence
    the property of being wild or turbulent
    choc
    main force of a blow etc
    force d'impulsion
    an impelling force or strength
    force, vigueur, énergie
    forceful exertion
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    degré, niveau
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  2. noun
    the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
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    grandeur
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
  3. noun
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    synonyms: emphase
  4. noun
    the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
    synonyms: volume
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    propriété sonore
    an attribute of sound
  5. noun
    the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
    synonyms: luminosité
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    manque d'éclat
    a lack of visual brightness
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    brillant
    a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
    scintillement
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    flash
    a momentary brightness
    flash
    a spatially localized brightness
    clarté, lumière, rayonnance
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
    brillance, clarté, faste, splendeur
    a quality that outshines the usual
    lueur, reflet
    an appearance of reflected light
    faste, splendeur
    the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
    brillant, poli
    the property of being smooth and shiny
    type of:
    lueur
    the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
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