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A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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intensifier
Word definitions for intensifier in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 That which intensifies. 2 (context linguistics English) A word or particle that heightens or lowers the intensity of meaning of an item. 3 (context photography English) An agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Intensifier is a linguistic term (but not a proper lexical category ) for a modifier that makes no contribution to the propositional meaning of a clause but serves to enhance and give additional emotional context to the word it modifies. Intensifiers are ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intensifier \In*ten"si*fi`er\, n. One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" [syn: intensive ]
Usage examples of intensifier.
Armorer had brought his miniature binoculars with him, foldouts with image intensifiers.
His full-coverage, dark-visored helmet incorporated a radio, a gyrostabilized laser designator, a thermal imaging camera and an image intensifier, with a visor screen for the projection of data from his video systems as well as computer graphics and aiming marks for his weapons.
The Armorer had brought his miniature binoculars with him, foldouts with image intensifiers.
I suppose it will take time for other humanoid robots and other nuclear intensifiers to be brought to this spot--perhaps considerable time--but we must give them as little as possible.
Amadiro plans to use one or more nuclear intensifiers to explode the microfusion reactors that supply Earth with energy.
They have, it is to be presumed, been setting up nuclear intensifiers in places where the soil is rich in uranium or thorium.
I suppose it will take time for other humanoid robots and other nuclear intensifiers to be brought to this spot-perhaps considerable time-but we must give them as little as possible.
Amadiro plans to use one or more nuclear, intensifiers to explode the microfusion reactors that supply Earth with energy.
The image intensifiers on board the pinnace had not been designed for this kind of work, and they did little better than human eyes.
On the seabed the trail went on and on, but no matter what he did with the image intensifiers he could detect no sign of figures, human or otherwise.
Pops turned on a very dim light and allowed his image intensifiers to illuminate the way.
The room was dimly lit and his image intensifiers adjusted automatically.
The intensifier explodes the ultrahot portion of the fuel that is actively undergoing fusion, plus some of the surrounding fuel that is heated to fusion in the initial explosion--before the material is blown explosively outward and the heat is dissipated to the point where other quantities of fuel present are not ignited.
The intensifier explodes the ultrahot portion of the fuel that is actively undergoing fusion, plus some of the surrounding fuel that is heated to fusion in the initial explosion -before the material is blown explosively outward and the heat is dissipated to the point where other quantities of fuel present are not ignited.