See Also: intension(dictionary)

intension (iou)



intension noun. E17.
[Latin intensio(n-), from intens- pa. ppl stem of intendere: see INTEND, -ION. A doublet of INTENTION.]
The action of stretching or straining. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
T. Hogg His voice..was intolerably shrill, harsh..of the most cruel intension.
Strenuous exertion of the mind or will; earnest attention, intentness. E17.
Cornhill Magazine Suddenly I found myself springing to my feet, and listening with an agony of intension.
Increase in degree or force; intensification. E17.
W. Sanderson Brightness is the Intension of Light.
(Notable) degree of a quality; strength, force, intensity. Freq. opp. EXTENSION 3. E17.
Nineteenth Century The essence of farming on virgin soils is extension; on old land it is intension.
Logic. The internal content of a concept; the sum of the attributes contained in it. Opp. EXTENSION 4b. M19.
intensional adjective (Philosophy) relating to the attributes contained in a concept L19.
intensionalist noun & adjective (Philosophy) (a) noun a person who considers a concept from the standpoint of its inner attributes; (b) adjective relating to the attributes contained in a concept: M20.
intensio'nality noun (Philosophy) the state or fact of being intensional M20.
intensionally adverb (Philosophy) by way of intension L19.