intensionn.

/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

Etymology: < Latin intensiōn-em stretching, straining, noun of action fromintendĕre to stretch: see intend n., intense adj., and compare intention n., which is etymologically a doublet of this.

1. The action of stretching, tension; straining. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > forced voice > straining

intension1603

extension1655

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [noun] > making long or longer > drawing out to greater length > forcibly or tightly

strainingc1400

extension1526

intention1580

stretch1600

intension1603

distensiona1640

distractionc1720

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 395 There be in musicke many divers tunes and different intensions of the voice, which the musicians call harmonies.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §181 The Industry of the Musitian hath produced two other Meanes of Straining, or Intension of Strings, besides their Winding vp.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 359 From great intension of the voice.

1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley I. 56 His voice..was intolerably shrill, harsh..of the most cruel intension.

2. Strenuous exertion of the mind or will; earnest attention, intentness; resolution, determination.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun]

intendance1390

intentionc1400

intensiona1619

absorption1640

immersion1647

preoccupation1788

concentration1823

engrossment1838

self-condensation1841

enchainment1849

submergence1872

immersal1901

absorbency1974

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [noun]

willOE

businessa1387

wilfulnessc1386

restc1400

point1477

appointmenta1535

firmitude?1541

resoluteness?1560

resolve1592

resolution1594

constancy1603

resolvance1603

resolvedness1611

intensiona1619

determinateness1652

decisiveness1714

determinedness1747

decision1770

decidedness1800

setness1818

determinativeness1821

determination1822

virtu1876

the courage of one's convictions or opinions1878

self-determination1890

adamancy1898

drivenness1902

adamance1925

a1619 W. Cowper in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1882) VI. Ps. cxix. 131 A vehement intension of his spirit.

1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 456 While with great intension of mind we gaze upon the End.

1822 Examiner 251/1 Resolution here means, a bending up, an intension of the spirits.

1860 G. MacDonald in Cornhill Mag. June 675 Suddenly I found myself springing to my feet, and listening with an agony of intension [1864 intention].

a. Increase of degree or force; augmentation, intensification. (Opposed to remission.) [Compare Scholastic Latin intensio et remissio formae, in Peter of Ailly a1400, Prantl IV. 105.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in intensity

intention1603

intension1610

exasperation1633

exaltation1729

intensation1826

intensification1864

richening1881

hotting-up1940

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xii. ii. 442 He directly affirmeth that essence admitteth neither intention nor remission, more nor lesse.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 574 Parts of the Eares which serue as well for the reception of the sound into them, as also for the intension thereof.

1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 48 Brightness is the Intension of Light.

1751 J. Harris Hermes i. xi. 195 Some of these Quantities and Qualities are capable of Intension, and Remission.

1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xvi. 231 The mind cannot without a strain be ever at one pitch.., it must have its intervals of intension and remission.

Categories »

b. In Evolution: see intergeneration n. Cf. intensive adj. 7.

4. Degree, esp. notable degree, of some quality, etc.; intensity, depth, strength, force. Often contrasted with extension in sense of width of range.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [noun]

prickOE

degreec1380

greec1386

largenessa1398

rate1523

size1534

pitcha1568

pin1584

scantling1586

intension1604

assize1625

proportion1641

process1655

to a certain extent1671

intensity1794

level1897

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 29 In all the obiects of delight, we may find a certaine intension of goodnes and a certaine extension.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 326 The pictures..having vehemencie and intension, seeme to be forcibly expressed.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. iv. 48 It may be of universal efficacie, large in the extension of parts, deep in the intension of degrees.

1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. vi. vi. 50 Intension being synonymous with intensity.

1888 19th Cent. May 718 The essence of farming on virgin soils is extension; on old land it is intension.

1898 S. J. Andrews Christ & Antichrist i. 8 The hostile kingdoms should not only increase in extension, but also increase in intension.

5. Logic. The internal quantity or content of a notion or concept, the sum of the attributes contained in it; the number of qualities connoted by a term (= comprehension n. 4, connotation n. 2b; opposed to extension n. 8b). Cf. intensive adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > logical intension

comprehension1725

intension1836

quantity1843

intensionality1937

1836–60 W. Hamilton Lect. Logic viii The Internal Quantity of a notion,—its Intension or Comprehension, is made up of..the various characters connected by the concept itself into a single whole in thought.

1851 H. L. Mansel Prolegomena Logica vi. 188 Formal distinctness as regards the intension or comprehension of the concept.

1876 W. S. Jevons Logic v. §23. 22 In putting steam before ship we have greatly reduced the extension of the term. But we have increased its intension, because steam-ship means all that ship does, and more, for it means that the ship is moved by steam power.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	intension
释义	intensionn. /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ Etymology: < Latin intensiōn-em stretching, straining, noun of action fromintendĕre to stretch: see intend n., intense adj., and compare intention n., which is etymologically a doublet of this. 1. The action of stretching, tension; straining. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > forced voice > straining intension1603 extension1655 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [noun] > making long or longer > drawing out to greater length > forcibly or tightly strainingc1400 extension1526 intention1580 stretch1600 intension1603 distensiona1640 distractionc1720 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 395 There be in musicke many divers tunes and different intensions of the voice, which the musicians call harmonies. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §181 The Industry of the Musitian hath produced two other Meanes of Straining, or Intension of Strings, besides their Winding vp. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 359 From great intension of the voice. 1858 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley I. 56 His voice..was intolerably shrill, harsh..of the most cruel intension. 2. Strenuous exertion of the mind or will; earnest attention, intentness; resolution, determination. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] intendance1390 intentionc1400 intensiona1619 absorption1640 immersion1647 preoccupation1788 concentration1823 engrossment1838 self-condensation1841 enchainment1849 submergence1872 immersal1901 absorbency1974 the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [noun] willOE businessa1387 wilfulnessc1386 restc1400 point1477 appointmenta1535 firmitude?1541 resoluteness?1560 resolve1592 resolution1594 constancy1603 resolvance1603 resolvedness1611 intensiona1619 determinateness1652 decisiveness1714 determinedness1747 decision1770 decidedness1800 setness1818 determinativeness1821 determination1822 virtu1876 the courage of one's convictions or opinions1878 self-determination1890 adamancy1898 drivenness1902 adamance1925 a1619 W. Cowper in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1882) VI. Ps. cxix. 131 A vehement intension of his spirit. 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 456 While with great intension of mind we gaze upon the End. 1822 Examiner 251/1 Resolution here means, a bending up, an intension of the spirits. 1860 G. MacDonald in Cornhill Mag. June 675 Suddenly I found myself springing to my feet, and listening with an agony of intension [1864 intention]. 3. a. Increase of degree or force; augmentation, intensification. (Opposed to remission.) [Compare Scholastic Latin intensio et remissio formae, in Peter of Ailly a1400, Prantl IV. 105.] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in intensity intention1603 intension1610 exasperation1633 exaltation1729 intensation1826 intensification1864 richening1881 hotting-up1940 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xii. ii. 442 He directly affirmeth that essence admitteth neither intention nor remission, more nor lesse. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 574 Parts of the Eares which serue as well for the reception of the sound into them, as also for the intension thereof. 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 48 Brightness is the Intension of Light. 1751 J. Harris Hermes i. xi. 195 Some of these Quantities and Qualities are capable of Intension, and Remission. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xvi. 231 The mind cannot without a strain be ever at one pitch.., it must have its intervals of intension and remission. Categories » b. In Evolution: see intergeneration n. Cf. intensive adj. 7. 4. Degree, esp. notable degree, of some quality, etc.; intensity, depth, strength, force. Often contrasted with extension in sense of width of range. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [noun] prickOE degreec1380 greec1386 largenessa1398 rate1523 size1534 pitcha1568 pin1584 scantling1586 intension1604 assize1625 proportion1641 process1655 to a certain extent1671 intensity1794 level1897 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 29 In all the obiects of delight, we may find a certaine intension of goodnes and a certaine extension. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 326 The pictures..having vehemencie and intension, seeme to be forcibly expressed. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor XXVIII Serm. iv. 48 It may be of universal efficacie, large in the extension of parts, deep in the intension of degrees. 1872 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) II. vi. vi. 50 Intension being synonymous with intensity. 1888 19th Cent. May 718 The essence of farming on virgin soils is extension; on old land it is intension. 1898 S. J. Andrews Christ & Antichrist i. 8 The hostile kingdoms should not only increase in extension, but also increase in intension. 5. Logic. The internal quantity or content of a notion or concept, the sum of the attributes contained in it; the number of qualities connoted by a term (= comprehension n. 4, connotation n. 2b; opposed to extension n. 8b). Cf. intensive adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > logical intension comprehension1725 intension1836 quantity1843 intensionality1937 1836–60 W. Hamilton Lect. Logic viii The Internal Quantity of a notion,—its Intension or Comprehension, is made up of..the various characters connected by the concept itself into a single whole in thought. 1851 H. L. Mansel Prolegomena Logica vi. 188 Formal distinctness as regards the intension or comprehension of the concept. 1876 W. S. Jevons Logic v. §23. 22 In putting steam before ship we have greatly reduced the extension of the term. But we have increased its intension, because steam-ship means all that ship does, and more, for it means that the ship is moved by steam power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1603
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