increase in intensity

  • 1intensity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ a band of light with high intensity ▪ maximum ▪ fierce, great ▪ …

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  • 2increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …

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  • 3increase — vb Increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to become or cause to become greater or more numerous. Increase distinctively carries the idea of progressive growth; sometimes it means nothing more than this {Jesus increased in wisdom and stature,… …

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  • 4Increase — In crease (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See {Increase}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. [1913 Webster] As if increase of appetite… …

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  • 5Increase twist — Increase In crease (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See {Increase}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. [1913 Webster] As if increase of… …

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  • 6Increase — In*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Increased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Increasing}.] [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in in + crescere to grow. See {Crescent}, and cf. {Decrease}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To become… …

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  • 7increase — I. verb (increased; increasing) Etymology: Middle English encresen, from Anglo French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to become progressively greater (as in… …

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  • 8increase — ♦ increases, increasing, increased (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnkri͟ːs[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nkriːs[/t]].) 1) V ERG If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. The population continues… …

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  • 9increase — Any growth in quantity. absolute cell i. an actual i. in one of the types of leukocytes, the absolute number of leukocytes in 1 cu mm of blood being obtained by multiplying the total leukocyte count by the percentage of the cell types in question …

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  • 10Language intensity — Most investigators accept the definition of language intensity proposed by [http://comm.colorado.edu/bowersj/ John Waite Bowers] (1963, p. 345; 1964, p. 416), a quality of language that “indicates the degree to which the speaker’s attitude toward …

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