intensive


Definition: Meaning of, intensive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪnˈtɛnsɪv /

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  1. involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time
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  2. intensive farming/agriculture farming which produces a lot of food from a small area of land
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  3. energy-intensive/knowledge-intensive etc involving or needing a lot of energy, knowledge etc
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intensive used in phrases

  • capital-intensive (adjective)
    1. a capital-intensive business, industry etc needs a lot of money in order to operate properly [↪  labour-intensive]
  • intensive care (noun)
    1. a department in a hospital that treats people who are very seriously ill or badly injured, or the continuous and thorough treatment given to PATIENT s there
  • intensive care unit (noun)
    1. a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
  • labor-intensive (adjective)
    1. requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital
  • labour-intensive (adjective)
    1. an industry or type of work that is labour-intensive needs a lot of workers [↪  capital intensive]
  • neonatal intensive care unit (noun)
    1. an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn
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