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concentration
[ kon-suhn-trey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
- exclusive attention to one object; close mental application.
- something concentrated:
a concentration of stars.
- Military.
- the assembling of military or naval forces in a particular area in preparation for further operations.
- a specified intensity and duration of artillery fire placed on a small area.
- the focusing of a student's academic program on advanced study in a specific subject or field.
- Chemistry. (in a solution) a measure of the amount of dissolved substance contained per unit of volume.
- Also called memory. Cards. a game in which all 52 cards are spread out face down on the table and each player in turn exposes two cards at a time and replaces them face down if they do not constitute a pair, the object being to take the most pairs by remembering the location of the cards previously exposed.
concentration
/ ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən /
noun
- intense mental application; complete attention
- the act or process of concentrating
- something that is concentrated
- the strength of a solution, esp the amount of dissolved substance in a given volume of solvent, usually expressed in moles per cubic metre or cubic decimetre (litre) c
- the process of increasing the concentration of a solution
- military
- the act of bringing together military forces
- the application of fire from a number of weapons against a target
- economics the degree to which the output or employment in an industry is accounted for by only a few firms
- another name (esp US) for Pelmanism
concentration
/ kŏn′sən-trā′shən /
- The amount of a particular substance in a given amount of another substance, especially a solution or mixture.
Other Words From
- hyper·concen·tration noun
- noncon·cen·tration noun
- over·concen·tration noun
- precon·cen·tration noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of concentration1
Example Sentences
He brands that much concentration in extremely expensive stocks as “dangerous.”
I’m a force for innovation, encouraging the concentration of high-tech and other industries.
Some critics are calling for Google and Facebook to be broken up or have recent acquisitions “unwound” to promote competition and reduce the concentration of power.
It may be the greatest concentration of wealth on a single video call the world has yet seen.
It turns out there is quite a concentration of microbial life in the bottom of sea ice.
Within a concentration camp, would someone make a joke about the number, the tattooed number?
You want less concentration in banking—at least the type that will screw the little guy and imperil the economy?
It's slow and arduous and takes great concentration under the best of circumstances.
This is important in the concentration process, which takes place by means of an extraordinarily measured period of boiling.
The Great Lakes states, for example, boast the largest concentration of engineering jobs (more than 318,000) of any major region.
His idea was that there would be ample time later to order a concentration on either wing or on the centre.
Such concentration is very exhausting, and after two or three hours' practice I feel as if I should drop off the chair.
Hemmed in on all sides by the enemy, concentration of all his detachments for general retreat was impossible.
Macdonald was entrusted with this duty, and was further required to cover the concentration of Championnet's army.
This object became her passion, and she devoted herself to it with the concentration of every energy of mind and heart.
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