"intensity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intensity.wav [UK] Forms: intensity [singular], intensities [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=intensities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The intensity of something is the amount of it in a given time or space.
    Sense id: simple-intensity-en-noun-RR38WHLk
  2. Intensity is a high level of power, strength, feeling, etc.
    Sense id: simple-intensity-en-noun-Lxun-CRh
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          "text": "These flowers suffer from high intensity of sunlight."
        },
        {
          "text": "It all depends on the intensity of the work, not the amount."
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          "text": "Marie understood the intensity of the old woman's hatred."
        },
        {
          "text": "The intensity of the pain made him scream."
        },
        {
          "text": "She spoke with a new intensity."
        }
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        },
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        },
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          "text": "She spoke with a new intensity."
        }
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