What does concentration mean?
Definitions for concentration
ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃəncon·cen·tra·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
concentrationnoun
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun
the spatial property of being crowded together
concentrationnoun
strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
concentrationnoun
increase in density
concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersionnoun
complete attention; intense mental effort
concentrationnoun
bringing together military forces
assiduity, assiduousness, concentrationnoun
great and constant diligence and attention
Wiktionary
concentrationnoun
The proportion of a substance in a mixture.
concentrationnoun
The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
concentrationnoun
A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Concentrationnoun
Collection into a narrow space round the center; compression into a narrow compass.
Etymology: from concentrate.
All circular bodies, that receive a concentration of the light, must be shadowed in a circular manner Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
Webster Dictionary
Concentrationnoun
the act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration
Concentrationnoun
the act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation
Concentrationnoun
the act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water
Etymology: [Cf. F. concentration.]
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Concentration
In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: mass concentration, molar concentration, number concentration, and volume concentration. The term concentration can be applied to any kind of chemical mixture, but most frequently it refers to solutes and solvents in solutions. The molar concentration has variants such as normal concentration and osmotic concentration.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concentration' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2574
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concentration' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4559
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'concentration' in Nouns Frequency: #771
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of concentration in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of concentration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of concentration in a Sentence
Atbest, they would be taken to a concentration camp, at worst, they would face immediate execution. And because Christianity is so dangerous to the regime, the Christians parents and children also would be put in camps, taking three generations to make sure Christianity doesnt spread.
Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.
In South Africa you have a concentration of land ownership in the hands of a few people. That is something we have to correct.
The reasoning for singling out St. Louis County for a lower percentage in the law was because there was a higher concentration of abuse in 14 cities in St. Louis County, there was a different level of abuse.
Switching hands jolts you out of autopilot. It's similar to writing with your opposite hand. You can do it, but it takes more of your attention and concentration.
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Translations for concentration
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- تركيزArabic
- концентриране, сгъстяване, обогатяване, концентрацияBulgarian
- concentracióCatalan, Valencian
- koncentraceCzech
- KonzentrationGerman
- συγκέντρωσηGreek
- keskittyminenFinnish
- concentrationFrench
- ריכוזHebrew
- concentrazioneItalian
- 濃度Japanese
- animadversioLatin
- koncentracijaLithuanian
- konsentrasi, kepekatan, pemekatanMalay
- concentratieDutch
- konsentrasjonNorwegian
- stężeniePolish
- concentração, concentraçõesPortuguese
- concentrație, concentrareRomanian
- обогащение, сгущение, концентрацияRussian
- ڳُوڙهائيSindhi
- koncentrationSwedish
- గాఢతTelugu
- motivasyon, konsantrasyon, derişimTurkish
- حراستیUrdu
- sự tập trungVietnamese
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