INTENSIFICATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does intensification mean?
• INTENSIFICATION (noun)
The noun INTENSIFICATION has 2 senses:
1. action that makes something stronger or more extreme
2. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
Familiarity information: INTENSIFICATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTENSIFICATION (noun)
Meaning:
Action that makes something stronger or more extreme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intensification" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intensification"):
roughness (harsh or severe speech or behavior)
aggravation; exacerbation (action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse)
focalisation; focalization; focusing (the act of bringing into focus)
Meaning:
The act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intensification" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
