Intensifier is an English word with synonyms like intensive or modifier. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Intensifier meaning
- That which intensifies.
- A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
- A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
Using Intensifier
- The main meaning on this page is: That which intensifies. | A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term. | A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
- Useful related words include: intensive, modifier, qualifier.
- In the example corpus, intensifier often appears in combinations such as: image intensifier, intensifier tubes.
Context around Intensifier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intensifier
- In this selection, "intensifier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, image, tubes, inherently and tube stand out and add context to how "intensifier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an image intensifier in which and an image intensifier inherently includes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intensifier" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intensifier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This effect is used in phototubes and image intensifier tubes. (10 words)
This can be used, for instance, as an image intensifier in which the discrete channels substitute for focussing. (18 words)
These are often called photocathodes and are used in phototubes used in scientific instruments and image intensifier tubes used in night vision goggles. (23 words)
An image intensifier inherently includes a shutter functionality: If the control voltage between the photocathode and the MCP is reversed, the emitted photoelectrons are not accelerated towards the MCP but return to the photocathode. (34 words)
Night vision devices Photons hitting a thin film of alkali metal or semiconductor material such as gallium arsenide in an image intensifier tube cause the ejection of photoelectrons due to the photoelectric effect. (33 words)
Thus, no electrons are multiplied and emitted by the MCP, no electrons are going to the phosphor screen and no light is emitted from the image intensifier. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
An image intensifier inherently includes a shutter functionality: If the control voltage between the photocathode and the MCP is reversed, the emitted photoelectrons are not accelerated towards the MCP but return to the photocathode.
Night vision devices Photons hitting a thin film of alkali metal or semiconductor material such as gallium arsenide in an image intensifier tube cause the ejection of photoelectrons due to the photoelectric effect.
These are often called photocathodes and are used in phototubes used in scientific instruments and image intensifier tubes used in night vision goggles.
This can be used, for instance, as an image intensifier in which the discrete channels substitute for focussing.
This effect is used in phototubes and image intensifier tubes.
Thus, no electrons are multiplied and emitted by the MCP, no electrons are going to the phosphor screen and no light is emitted from the image intensifier.
Common combinations with intensifier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: