'Intension' definitions:
Definition of 'intension'
(from WordNet)
noun
What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: intension, connotation]
Definition of 'Intension'
From: GCIDE
- Intension \In*ten"sion\, n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and cf. Intention.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere. [1913 Webster]
- This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Intension'
- Intensate,
- Intensated,
- Intensating,
- Intensation,
- Intensative,
- Intense,
- Intensely,
- Intenseness,
- Intensity,
- Intensive,
- Intensively,
- Intensiveness,
- change intensity,
- field intensity,
- intensity level,
- intensive care,
- light intensity,
- magnetic intensity,
- half-intensity,
- intensive care unit,
- knowledge-intensive,
- labor-intensive,
- labour-intensive,
- luminous intensity unit,
- neonatal intensive care unit