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Intension vs Nahuatl - What's the difference?

intension | nahuatl |

As nouns the difference between intension and nahuatl

is that intension is intensity or the act of becoming intense while nahuatl is nahuatl, aztec (language).

intension

Noun

(en noun)
  • intensity or the act of becoming intense .
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Sounds likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind.
  • (logic, semantics) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
  • This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.
  • (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
  • the intension of a musical string

    Usage notes

    Not to be confused with intention.

    Derived terms

    * intensional

    References

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    nahuatl

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.
  • A group of people indigenous to the Central Mexico region spanning multiple tribal groups including the Aztecs.
  • See also

    * (wikipedia "Nahuatl") * (nah)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of this group.
  • Anagrams

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