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Ferocity vs Intensity - What's the difference?

ferocity | intensity |

As nouns the difference between ferocity and intensity

is that ferocity is the condition of being ferocious while intensity is the quality of being intense.

ferocity

English

Noun

  • The condition of being ferocious.

    • Synonyms

    * fierceness * furiousness * fury * vehemence * violence * wildness

    Related terms

    * ferity * ferocious (adj) * fierce

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    intensity

    English

    Noun

    (intensities)
  • the quality of being intense
  • the degree of strength
  • (physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
  • (optics) can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance
  • (astronomy) syn. radiance
  • (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.