Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTENSION

n.[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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTENSION

In *ten "sion, n. Etym: [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.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intension

in ten sion |inˈtenSHən ɪnˈtɛnʃən | ▶noun 1 Logic the internal content of a concept. Often contrasted with extension ( sense 5 ). 2 archaic resolution or determination. DERIVATIVES in ten sion al |-SHənl |adjective, in ten sion al ly |-SHənl -ē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (also in the sense ‘straining, stretching ’): from Latin intensio (n- ), from intendere (see intend ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

intension

in ¦ten |sion |ɪnˈtɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 Logic the internal content of a concept. Often contrasted with extension. 2 [ mass noun ] archaic resolution or determination. DERIVATIVES intensional adjective, intensionally adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (also in the sense ‘straining, stretching ’): from Latin intensio (n- ), from intendere (see intend ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

Duden Dictionary

Intension

In ten si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Intensi o n |lateinisch intensio = Spannung 1 Anspannung; Eifer; Kraft 2 Logik Sinn, Inhalt eines Begriffs, einer Aussage

 

intensional

in ten si o nal Adjektiv Logik |intension a l |die Intension 2 betreffend

 

Spanish Dictionary

intensión

intensión nombre femenino 1 Intensidad .2 Significado comprensivo de una palabra :la intensión de ‘año ’ es ‘período de tiempo constituido por la duración de 365 días ’.3 Fase en la articulación fónica anterior a la tensión .4 En lógica, contenido o conjunto de rasgos de un concepto .SINÓNIMO comprensión .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intension

in ten sion /ɪnténʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 強化, 増大 ; 強烈さ, 強度 .2 〘論 〙内包 (↔extension ).