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Noun: intensification  in,ten-su-fu'key-shun
  1. Action that makes something stronger or more extreme
    "The intensification of the storm caught meteorologists by surprise"
     
  2. (photography) the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
    "The photographer used chemical intensification to enhance the details in the underexposed negatives"

Derived forms: intensifications

Type of: increase, step-up

Encyclopedia: Intensification