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Intension [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

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; opposed to remission.

Intension [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

3. The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.