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Webster 1913 Edition

Intension

In-ten′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
intensio
: cf. F.
intension
. See
Intend
, and cf.
Intention
.]
1.
A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained;
as, the
intension
of a musical string
.
2.
Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.
Jer. Taylor.
Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the
intension
or remission of the wind.
Bacon.
3.
(Logic & Metaph.)
The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; – opposed to
extension
,
extent
, or
sphere
.
This law is, that the
intension
of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intension

INTEN'SION

,
Noun.
[L. intensio.] A straining, stretching or bending; the state of being strained; as the intension of a musical string.
1.
Increase of power or energy of any quality; opposed to remission.

Definition 2024

intensión

intensión

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Spanish

Noun

intensión f ‎(plural intensiones)

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    • 2016 September 30, “Comercio apoya al Gobierno”, in Listin Diario:
      El dirigente del comercio dijo que toda intensión de pretender que el Gobierno se inmiscuya en asuntos de otros poderes del Estado es totalmente desafortunada y no se corresponde con el sentido de coherencia que hasta el momento han exhibido los actores que proponen la participación urgente del Poder Ejecutivo.
  2. (linguistics) intension

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