[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

intension \inten"sion\, n. l. intensio: cf. f. intension. see
   intend, and cf. intention.
   1913 webster
   1. a straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being
      strained; as, the intension of a musical string.
      1913 webster

   2. increase of power or energy of any quality or thing;
      intenseness; fervency. --jer. taylor.
      1913 webster

            sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the
            intension or remission of the wind.   --bacon.
      1913 webster

   3. logic  metaph. the collective attributes, qualities, or
      marks that make up a complex general notion; the
      comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to
      extension, extent, or sphere.
      1913 webster

            this law is, that the intension of our knowledge is
            in the inverse ratio of its extension. --sir w.
                                                  hamilton.
      1913 webster
see also:
intend intention extension extent sphere 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

intension
     n : what you must know in order to determine the reference of an
         expression syn: connotation
see also:
connotation 

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