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Meaning of intension

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

intension

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. Intensity or the act of becoming intense .

  2. Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

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

    Example: the intension of a musical string