INTENSIFICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

Derivation:

intensify (become more intense)

intensify (make more intense, stronger, or more marked)

intensify (increase in extent or intensity)

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)

Derivation:

intensify (make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark)