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intensity level

/ɪnˌtɛnsədi ˌlɛvəl/
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Definitions of intensity level
  1. noun
    the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
    synonyms: intensity, strength
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    types:
    radio brightness
    the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope
    threshold level
    the intensity level that is just barely perceptible
    field intensity, field strength
    the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field
    candlepower, light intensity
    luminous intensity measured in candelas
    acoustic power, sound pressure level
    the physical intensity of sound
    half-intensity
    half the maximum intensity
    magnetic field strength, magnetic flux density, magnetic induction, magnetic intensity
    the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
    type of:
    magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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