in·ten·sion 
(ĭn-tĕnshən)
(ĭn-tĕnshən)n.
1. The state or quality of being intense; intensity.
2. The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification.
3. Logic The sum of the attributes contained in a term.
[Latin intēnsiō, intēnsiōn-, from intēnsus, stretched; see INTENSE.]
in·tension·al adj.
- intertextuality
- intertextually
- intertexture
- intertidal
- intertidally
- intertitle
- intertribal
- intertropical
- intertropical convergence zone
- intertwine
- intertwinement
- intertwist
- interurban
- interval
- intervale
- intervalic
- intervallic
- intervene
- intervener
- intervenor
- intervention
- interventional
- interventionism
- interventionist
- intervertebral