Rigor vs Intensity - What's the difference?
rigor | intensity |
(slang) an abbreviated form of rigor mortis.
* 2005 , Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade , page 4, paragraph 3
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.
As nouns the difference between rigor and intensity
is that rigor is while intensity is the quality of being intense.rigor
English
Noun
- Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.
