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Intensity

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003043

The power carried by a wave per unit area, measured in watts per square meter (W/m^2). In optics, it describes the brightness of light or the strength of an electromagnetic field. Light intensity is proportional to the square of the electric field amplitude of the wave.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003043
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectOptics and imaging
TranslationsGerman: Intensität; Spanish: intensidad; French: intensité
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003043",
  "term": "Intensity",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The power carried by a wave per unit area, measured in watts per square meter (W/m^2). In optics, it describes the brightness of light or the strength of an electromagnetic field. Light intensity is proportional to the square of the electric field amplitude of the wave.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Intensität",
    "es": "intensidad",
    "fr": "intensité"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/intensity/"
}

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