intense light

collocation in English

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intense
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtens/us
/ɪnˈtens/
extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition ofintenseandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This requirement is reflected in the need for faster film and a moreintenselightsource.
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No changes in the octopus retina immediately following anintenselightflash.
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Meanwhile, the leaping fire not only animates the devastation but also castsintenselighton the women's bare flesh.
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Moreover, when the two screens were subjected to anintenselight, the observers were hardly able to distinguish them from each other.
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It is a deeply pondered account of a scheme of gender symbolism and body language which throws anintenselighton upper-class society between 1500 and 1660.
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In general, these processes relied on the fact that matter can be highly excited withintenselightfields, using a moderate amount of energy within an ultrashor t time interval.
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The leaves become more red underintenselight.
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The shiny textures and surfaces causeintenselightreflection.
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Avoid exposure to any kind of light, especially direct orintenselight.
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He can give off anintenselightfrom his shaven head.
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Alongside their superhuman abilities comes the disadvantage of being highly sensitive tointenselight.
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Wounds are painted on both sides with it and then illuminated with anintenselight.
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Unlike stony corals, most soft corals thrive in nutrient-rich waters with lessintenselight.
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A very sensitive way to detect particulates is to bathe the air withintenselight.
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They have also found use in photodynamic therapy, where the toxin is activated byintenselightto destroy cancer cells.
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The application of the photoacoustic effect had to wait until the development of sensitive sensors andintenselightsources.
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Many microfungi in biological soil crusts have adapted to theintenselightconditions by evolving the ability to produce melanin.
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Neon plasma has the mostintenselightdischarge at normal voltages and currents of all the noble gases.
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Unaccustomed to theintenselight, the people cried and sunflowers sprang from the earth where their tears fell.
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Usually, the extreme conditions consist of elevated temperature, but tests making use of concentrated pollutants orintenselightalso exist.
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Activity is scattered randomly over the day; aside from avoidance ofintenselight, no regular circadian patterns are apparent.
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He warns them that in some lesser species, theintenselightexhibited by the pulsars can cause some irrational behavior.
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But instead of seeing anything they were almost blinded by bright,intenselight, which seemed to fill the whole place.
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