intension

The state or quality of being intense; intensity.

The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification.

The sum of the attributes contained in a term.

In biology, the origin of a new variety, race, or species from individuals which are restricted from free interbreeding with their kind.

Intensity, quantity, or degree of a quality, action, or effect.

The act of making intense; intensification.

In logic, a term used by Sir William Hamilton for the sum of the characters given in the definition of a term: intended to replace the term comprehension.

A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.

The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; — opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.