concentration

con·cen·tra·tion

 (kŏn′sən-trā′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of concentrating, especially the fixing of close, undivided attention.

b. The condition of being concentrated.

2. Something that has been concentrated.

3. Chemistry The amount of a specified substance in a unit amount of another substance.

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concentration

(ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən)

n

1. intense mental application; complete attention

2. the act or process of concentrating

3. something that is concentrated

4. (Chemistry) 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). Symbol: c

5. (Chemistry) the process of increasing the concentration of a solution

6. (Military) military

a. the act of bringing together military forces

b. the application of fire from a number of weapons against a target

7. (Economics) economics the degree to which the output or employment in an industry is accounted for by only a few firms

8. (Card Games) another name (esp US) for Pelmanism

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con•cen•tra•tion

(ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of concentrating or the state of being concentrated.

2. exclusive attention to one object; close mental application.

3. something concentrated: a concentration of stars.

4. (in a chemical solution) a measure of the amount of dissolved substance contained per unit of volume.

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con·cen·tra·tion

(kŏn′sən-trā′shən)

The amount of a particular substance in a given amount of another substance, especially a solution or mixture.

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Concentration

 a concentrated collection or mass; a distillate.

Examples: concentration of broken beams, 1634; of lunar beams, 1691; of related species, 1881; of hostile tribes, 1841; of forces, 1804.

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concentration

A measure of the quantity of solute dissolved in a solution at a given temperature.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" titer, titre - the concentration of a solution as determined by titration hydrogen ion concentration - the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter molal concentration, molality - concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent molar concentration, molarity, M - concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
	2.	concentration - the spatial property of being crowded together compactness, denseness, density, tightness spatial arrangement, spacing - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them dispersion, distribution - the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
	3.	concentration - strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something pervaporation - the concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
	4.	concentration - increase in density increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" compaction, compression, densification, concretion - an increase in the density of something rarefaction - a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"
	5.	concentration - complete attention; intense mental effort engrossment, immersion, absorption attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" centering, focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" specialism - the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation study - a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
	6.	concentration - bringing together military forces gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
	7.	concentration - great and constant diligence and attention assiduity, assiduousness industriousness, diligence, industry - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" intentness, engrossment - the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" singleness - the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose"

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concentration

noun

1. attention, application, absorption, single-mindedness, intentness His talking kept breaking my concentration.
attention distraction, disregard, inattention, absent-mindedness

2. focusing, centring, consolidation, convergence, bringing to bear, intensification, centralization This concentration of effort and resources should not be to the exclusion of everything else.

3. convergence, collection, mass, cluster, accumulation, aggregation The area has one of the world's greatest concentrations of wildlife.
convergence scattering, spreading-out, diffusion, dispersal

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concentration

noun

1. A converging at a common center:

confluence, conflux, convergence.

2. Concentration of the mental powers on something:

attention, attentiveness, consideration, heedfulness, regardfulness.

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Translations

تَرْكيزتَرْكِيز

koncentracesoustředěnostsoustřeďování

koncentration

Konzentration

συγκέντρωση

concentración

keskittyminen

concentration

koncentracija

összpontosítás

einbeiting

concentrazioneconcentramento

集中

집중

concentratie

konsentrasjon

koncentracja

concentração

концентрация

sústredenie

zbirenzbranost

koncentration

การตั้งใจ

konsantrasyonyoğunlaşmazihnini bir noktaya toplama

sự tập trung

专心集中集合

concentration

[ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən]

A. N → concentración f

B. CPD concentration camp N → campo m de concentración

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concentration

[ˌkɒns^ənˈtreɪʃ^ən] n

(= attention) → concentration f concentration span

(= accumulation) → concentration fconcentration camp n → camp m de concentrationconcentration span n [person] → capacité f de concentration

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concentration

n

→ Konzentration f; powers of concentration → Konzentrationsfähigkeit f

(= gathering) → Ansammlung f

(Chem) → Konzentration f

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concentration

[ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃ/ən] n (of mind, also) (Tech) → concentrazione f; (of people, troops) → concentramento

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concentrate

(ˈkonsəntreit) verb

1. to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing. I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying). konsentreer, saamtrek يُركِّـز съсредоточавам се concentrar-se soustředit se konzentrieren koncentrere sig συγκεντρώνομαιconcentrarse keskenduma تمرکز کردن؛ متمرکز شدن keskittyä se concentrer לְהִתרַכֵּז केन्द्रीकरण करना usredotočiti se, koncentrirati se, sabrati se koncentrál memusatkan perhatian einbeita sér concentrarsi 集中する 집중하다 su(si)kaupti, su(si)koncentruoti, atsidėti koncentrēt; koncentrēties menumpukan perhatian zich concentrerenkonsentrere seg, samle seg skupiać się متمركزكول، را غونډول، په يوه ځاى كى سره ټولول: خنډول، ټينګول (غليظول concentrar-se a se concentra сосредоточиваться sústrediť sa osredotočiti se koncentrisati koncentrera sig มุ่งไปที่ dikkatini ...-de toplamak, ...-e konsantre olmak 集中注意力 зосереджуватися توجہات مرکوز کرنا tập trung 集中，专心

2. to bring together in one place. He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway. bymekaartrek يركّز، يَحشِد الجُنود събирам (се) concentrar soustředit zusammenziehen koncentrere; samle συγκεντρώνωconcentrar koondama در یک جا جمع کردن kerätä yhteen concentrer לְרַכֵּז एकत्र करना sabrati, okupiti összevon memusatkan safna eða beina á einn stað concentrare 集める 모으다 burti(s), telkti(s) koncentrēt; sakopot mengumpulkan concentrerensamle, konsentreregromadzić په یوځای کی جمع کیدل concentrar a strânge la un loc сосредоточивать sústrediť zbrati okupiti koncentrera, samla, dra samman รวมรวมไปที่ toplamak 使集中於一點 зосереджувати ایک نقطے پر جمع کرنا یا ہونا tập trung 使集中于一点

3. to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume. indamp, indik يركّز (مَحْلولا) сгъстявам concentrar zhušťovat eindicken koncentrere συμπυκνώνωconcentrar kontsentratsiooni tõstma بر غلظت چیزی افزودن väkevöidä concentrer לְרַכֵּז गाढ़ा करना zgusnuti sűrít mengentalkan þétta concentrare 濃縮する 응축하다 tirštinti, koncentruoti sabiezināt; piesātināt memekatkan concentrerentykne, koke inn stężać د يو شى په كلكوالى زياتول concentrar a concentra концентрировать koncentrovať zgostiti koncentrovati koncentrera ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น yoğunlaştırmak 濃縮 випарювати گاڑھا کرنا cô đặc 浓缩

ˈconcentrated adjective

(of a liquid etc) made stronger; not diluted. concentrated orange juice. gekonsentreerde, ingedikte مُركَّز концентриран concentrado koncentrovaný konzentriert koncentreret συμπυκνωμένοςconcentrado kontsentreeritud غلیظ väkevöity concentréמרוכז गाढ़ा, संकेन्द्रित koncentriran, zgusnut koncentrált kental þéttur, vatnstæmdur, óblandaður concentrato 濃縮された 응축된 koncentruotas koncentrēts; sabiezināts dipekatkan geconcentreerdkonsentrert, fortettet stężony, zagęszczony غلیظ concentrado concentrat концентрированный koncentrovaný zgoščen, koncentriran koncentrisan koncentrerad ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น konsantre, yoğunlaştırılmış 濃縮的 концентрований گاڑھا ، تیز cô đặc 浓缩的

ˌconcenˈtration noun

She lacks concentration – she will never pass the exam. konsentrasie, sametrekking; ophoping; sterkte, indamping, indikking تَرْكيز съсредоточеност concentração koncentrace, soustřeďování die Konzentration koncentration αυτοσυγκέντρωσηconcentración kontsentratsioon تمرکز keskittymiskyky concentration רכוז, ריכוז एकाग्रता koncentracija, sabranost összpontosítás konsentrasi einbeiting concentrazione 集中 집중 susikaupimas, koncentravimas, koncentracija koncentrēšanās; koncentrācija; sabiezināšana kepekatan concentratievermogenkonsentrasjon; konsentreringkoncentracja تمرکز concentração concentrare сосредоточенность sústredenie zbranost koncentracija koncentration การให้ความสนใจ zihnini bir noktaya toplama, konsantrasyon 集中力 концентрація; зосередженість ارتکاز توجہ sự tập trung 集中，专心

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concentration

→ تَرْكِيز soustředěnost koncentration Konzentration συγκέντρωση concentración keskittyminen concentration koncentracija concentrazione 集中 집중 concentratie konsentrasjon koncentracja concentração концентрация koncentration การตั้งใจ yoğunlaşma sự tập trung 集合

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con·cen·tra·tion

n. concentración.

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concentration

n concentración f

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