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concentration

  • noun
  • con·cen·tra·tion
  • /ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/

The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

Other meanings

  1. The direction of attention to a specific object.

  2. The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.

Related words

  • concentration cell
  • concentration table
  • bioconcentration
  • concentrational
  • cryoconcentration
  • deconcentration
  • haemoconcentration
  • hemoconcentration
  • hyperconcentration
  • leukoconcentration
  • mascon
  • nonconcentration

Example sentences

  • “She bit her lip in concentration.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From New Latin "concentrātiō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “concentration” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.