intensity vs poise

intensity

noun
  • The degree of strength. 

  • Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance. 

  • Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance. 

  • Synonym of radiance. 

  • The quality of being intense. 

  • The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude. 

poise

noun
  • That which causes a balance; a counterweight. 

  • The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed. 

  • Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body. 

  • A state of balance, equilibrium or stability. 

  • Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation. 

  • A condition of hovering, or being suspended. 

  • A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre. 

verb
  • To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used. 

  • To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh. 

  • To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced. 

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