Intensity vs Irradiation - What's the difference?
intensity | irradiation |
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.
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
(obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
(obsolete) figurative: mental light or illumination.
(obsolete) the apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus.
(uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.
